Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: High Schoolers Give Hot Dog a Dna Test
Two high school students talk about their experiment using DNA barcoding to identify the ingredients in over 200 animal products, including many popular foods. They found some cases of misrepresentation. Aired Jan. 22, 2010. [3:33]
Tyler DeWitt, PhD
Science With Tyler De Witt: The Day: Maple Syrup the Modern Way
Tony Denning of Maple Leaf Farm in Canterbury started making maple syrup after he was laid off from his construction job three years ago. The sugarhouse is now a modern maple-producing operation using miles of plastic tubing, a vacuum...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: The Great Ruffet/scruffet Cook Off!
Explore kitchen chemistry as Ruff Ruffman and his brother Scruff compete in a cook-off. [6 min, 16 sec]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Yes, We Do Have Bananas, for Now
America's widely eaten banana variety, the Cavendish, could be wiped out by a fungus.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Unsavory Story of Industrially Grown Tomatoes
Barry Estabrook discusses supermarket tomatoes and the people who pick them in Tomatoland.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Food Failures: Knead to Know Science Behind Bread
America's Test Kitchen editorial director Jack Bishop talks about the science behind a perfect loaf. [22 mins. 26 secs.]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: What's the Secret to Great Tomato Flavor?
Horticulturalist Harry Klee is on a mission to bring great taste back to the supermarket tomato.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Dairy Scientist
Explore what a dairy scientist does. Discover how scientists work to improve the taste of ice cream.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Life in a Beer
The millennia-spanning story of a cold one. [3:28]