The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn, rice and wheat – are familiar to Americans. However, fourth place is held by a dark horse: cassava[1].
While nearly unknown in temperate climates, cassava is a key source of nutrition throughout the tropics[2]. It was domesticated 10,000 years ago[3], on the southern margin of the...
The future of automobiles is electric[1], but many people worry about the safety of today’s electric vehicles.
Public opinion about EV crash safety often hinges on a few high-profile fire incidents[2]. Those safety concerns are arguably misplaced, and the actual safety of EVs is more nuanced.
I’ve researched vehicle safety[3] for more than...
Sourdough is the oldest kind of leavened bread[1] in recorded history, and people have been eating it for thousands of years. The components of creating a sourdough starter are very simple – flour and water. Mixing them produces a live culture where yeast and bacteria ferment the sugars in flour, making byproducts that give sourdough its...