food and health

While on my afternoon coffee break I checked my RSS feeds and found a post on Lifehacker where people claim that caffeine withdrawal helped them perform better at work. Henrik …

After a pinata party, Maria e-mailed me the following question: Hey, why does water with flour become glue for pinatas? Is there a scientific explanation for the stickiness? How come …

I wrote an article about the science of sleep and this weekend’s time change for a local student newspaper. Initially I really wanted to write about the molecular mechanisms behind …

March 14 is “Pi Day”, according to fans of the number, because the date can also be written as the number pi rounded down to two decimals: 3.14 The Exploratorium …

The Science of Cooking on the Exploratorium website is all about the science behind the things you eat. It not only gives good “daily life” examples for general concepts of …

Happy new year! Have you made any resolutions? How’s that going? In case you’re having trouble keeping them, here are two common New Year’s resolutions, and your (scientifically proven) excuses …