Science

Why Does Asian Food Taste So Different From Western Food?

Nature has published a fascinating paper that solves a seemingly silly but very interesting question: why do Western and Asian foods taste so different? After analysing 56,498 recipes the answer is in the way they pair 381 ingredients.


May 16, 2009
Cameras

Camera Misses the Mark on Racial Sensitivity

I know this Nikon S630 is just trying to be helpful, but a little tact wouldn’t hurt. Some people’s eyes just extra squinty when they smile, OK, camera? [Flickr via BoingBoing]