Eating Insects
Eating insects might sound yucky, but doing so could cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.
Imaginary Eating
Imagining that you're eating a food may curb your appetite for the real thing.
Wasted Food Energy
Reducing food waste could translate into big energy savings.
Beer Science Roundup
Brewing beer is an art, but a new beer analysis project could make it more of a science.
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ANIMALS: How dolphins breathe, sea snails that hide their gender, the genetics and epigenetics of ant colonies, and looking mad-cow disease in the eye.
Cancer & Fructose
Cancer cells selectively use fructose to divide and proliferate.
Shady Supplements
Over-the-counter weight loss supplements work no better than a placebo.
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ANIMAL UPDATE: Birdsong in the genes, hummingbirds and heliconias, a more environmentally friendly pig, and cat-inspired computer circuits.
Big Cold Animals
A new explanation for why animals grow larger at higher latitudes.
Eating When Full
If you find yourself reaching for dessert when you're already full, the hormone ghrelin may be responsible.
Gelatin Source
Reality Check investigates the urban legend that gelatin is made from cow hooves.
Food Fraud Fighters
Two high school students expose food-labeling fraud using a simple DNA technique.
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THE FOOD SHOW - High school students expose food fraud in New York City. Does gelatin really come from cow hooves? And the hormone behind eating when you're already full.
Wide Awake Drunk
Energy drinks containing both caffeine and alcohol could lead to unsafe behavior.
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BRAIN REPORT: Vigorous exercise could stave off Parkinson's disease, oxygen-defying naked mole rats, why alcohol and caffeine make a dangerous combination, and why you can't fool anyone on Facebook.
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FLU REPORT: Why older people are at less risk of contracting the H1N1 flu virus, how to avoid the flu, and can you get the flu from a library book? Also: ancient mummies with heart disease and harmful bacteria discovered in cigarettes.
Chewing Gum Myth
A listener asks: If you accidentally swallow chewing gum, does it really take years to go through your system?
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Ancient insect pollinators, your body's unique microbes, a marine creature that could fix broken bones. Also: does chewing gum really take years to digest?
Comfort Food Fallacy
Peoples' tastes may turn toward the exotic during times of emotional upheaval in their lives.
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Lies parents tell their children. Is comfort food a fallacy? Imitating the dog's nose. And computer-facilitated brain-to-brain communication.