Food Studies
In This Series
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Food Studies: Can we prove Malthus wrong?
After a year of plant science studies, the agricultural landscapes of Laos are a call to revolution. Green revolution.
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Food Studies: Rethinking obesity, from Chris Christie to Catherine of Siena
A food studies student reads about the "fasting girls" of Victorian times, and rethinks the contemporary debate over morality and diet.
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Food Studies: The nose knows
The latest scientific research on smell and taste inspires Erin to brew a beer that is savory, sweet, spicy, and cold.
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Food Studies: Who's doing the judging in the food justice movement?
Being an advocate for food justice sounds good -- but can you actually explain what that means?
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Food Studies: It all began with spam
Anna has found a way to combine a love of food with a history of science degree, thanks to the legendary canned meat.
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Food Studies: why I love in-flight meals
After living all over the world, Chi-Hoon Kim has found a home in Indiana, studying how food expresses national identities.
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Food Studies: reinventing the cheese wheel
Is there a science to how cheese tastes, and if so, can it be used to help artisanal food-producers?
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Food Studies: a constant appetite
Sensory training at the University of Gastronomic Sciences means you have to drink beer at 9 a.m., or sample ham followed by strawberry jam.
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Food Studies: join the feast
A week into our fly-on-the-wall Food Studies experiment, our special series editor gives us the lowdown.
