This week’s episode provides plentiful food for thought, as Jocelyn and Bradley celebrate Thanksgiving with food scientist Soon Kiat Lau! Kiat tells us how his childhood in Malaysia, just one generation removed from widespread hunger, sparked his passion for ensuring that people around the world have reliable access to a sufficient and safe food supply. He explains how the bacteria that contaminate “low moisture” foods like flour and peanut butter are like Bane from Batman, and he weighs in on
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longstanding Thanksgiving dinner debates, including whether and how to cook stuffing inside the turkey. The friends also discuss contemporary controversies in and around food science, including the future of lab-grown meat, the merits of organic vs. conventionally grown foods, and the appropriateness of oysters in stuffing (nay) and peanut butter and pickle sandwiches (yea).
Links:
https://ianrnews.unl.edu/student-spotlight-soon-kiat-lau
https://www.linkedin.com/in/soon-kiat-lau-5122bb58
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TWk2k_gAAAAJ&hl=en
Science Slam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBsLJVcEDs
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Science! With Friends Podcast is created and hosted by Jocelyn Bosley (@SciTalker) and Bradley Nordell (@bradleynordell) and Produced by the Basement Creators Network. You can find them at https://www.basementcreators.network/
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