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Why Do We Cook?

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Why do humans cook? Holidays are celebrated in many ways, but chances are they involve eating, and eating a LOT. Ever wonder why we cook our food? We do it because it tastes good, of course, and because our customs and traditions are... Why do humans cook? Holidays are celebrated in many ways, but chances are they involve eating, and eating a LOT. Ever wonder why we cook our food? We do it because it tastes good, of course, and because our customs and traditions are built around it. But we also cook our food for some basic biological reasons, because of evolution.
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5:34
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12th - Higher Ed
Subjects
Science
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It's Okay to Be Smart
Date
2016
Language
English
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time, plants, energy, scientists, food, cooking, ancestors, diet, gorillas, humans
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brain, brains, difference, australopithecus, people, guerrillas, cook, free time, allowed, common, easier, tools, pbs digital, eating, human, body size, means, homo erectus, makes, edible form, thing, compared
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