Scientists discover how the sixth sense really works
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Our five senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching help us understand the world around us
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 9
This simple trick unlocks the secret to a perfect cup of coffee or espresso
Coffee aficionados, take note! Your morning ritual of grinding coffee beans may hold more secrets than you ever imagined.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 9
This simple trick makes for a much better cup of coffee, study finds
In the United States coffee accounts for 1.5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with an estimated worth of $343.2 billion.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 18, 2023
Surprising research uncovers why eating chocolate feels so good
Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when a piece of chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid.
Joseph Shavit
- May 11, 2022
Taste of the future: robot chef learns to ‘taste as you go’
Researchers trained their robot chef to assess the saltiness of a dish at different stages of the chewing process, imitating humans.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 25, 2022
Researchers designed the perfect piece of chocolate
Mouthfeel, and even the sound that food makes when we bite it, helps determine whether we enjoy the eating experience.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 23, 2022
This is what fifteen food choices say about you, according to a psychologist
How we prepare and eat our food can directly correlate to our true personalities, according to new national research.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 20, 2022
Japanese scientist creates electric chopsticks to enhance food flavor
A set of electric chopsticks that enhances the taste of low-sodium food, potentially helping those who need to reduce sodium in their diet.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 11, 2022
Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer
When you remove the alcohol from the beer, for example by heating it up, you also kill the aroma that comes from hops.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 19, 2021
How diet influences taste sensitivity and preference
UC Riverside fruit-fly study shows food choice can be regulated to mitigate nutrient deficit or excess.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 20, 2021
New faux meat is healthier, has more flavours and is eco-friendly
Researchers have proposed an extremely nutritious meat analogue using fermented okara (soy press cake).
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