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Food in Space! With Alton Brown and Guests

Nov 23, 2021

Join celebrity chef Alton Brown, food chemist Dr. Arielle Johnson, and NASA's Grace Douglas as they dish on the quirky challenges of space cuisine. Discover how microgravity affects taste perception and the innovative food technology NASA employs for astronauts. They also delve into creative culinary experiments, including using unconventional ingredients like ants, and the crucial need for sustainable farming in both space and on Earth. It's a tasty mix of humor and science that explores how what we eat influences our cosmic journeys!

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Grace Douglas

Arielle Johnson

Alton Brown

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Blending Science and Gastronomy

7min

Creative Constraints in Nordic Cuisine

2min

Ants and Aromas: The Science of Flavor

13min

The Risks of Taste: Exploring Astringency and Bitterness in Human History

2min

Mushroom Mischief: A Culinary Adventure

3min

Future Challenges and Innovations in Food Science

2min

The Intersection of Agriculture and Flavor in Food Production

2min

Culinary Challenges in Space

10min

10.

Nutritional Preservation for Space Food

1min

11.

Dining in the Cosmos

14min

12.

Food in Space: Culinary Adventures of Astronauts

11min

13.

Food Innovations: From Space to Sustainability

7min

14.

Climate Change and Food Futures

6min

15.

Feeding the Future: Space Food Innovations

16min

How good is food in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Jordan Klepper feast on food science and the challenges we face sending food to space with chef Alton Brown, food chemist Dr. Arielle Johnson and NASA food scientist Dr. Grace Douglas.

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Photo Credit: Pink Sherbet Photography from USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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