Food Focus at Scientific American

 
 

As Andrew Revkin points out over at his blog, dot Earth, Sci Am is jumping into the food fest with both feet …

Exploring the New Food Focus at Scientific American

By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Scientific American is obsessed with food at the moment, running Food Week on its blogs and devoting its September print issue to all aspects of the substances we consume. You can follow the discussion on Twitter using#SciAmFood.
But, demonstrating that this is not some passing craving, the magazine today has also launched Food Matters, a group blog taking a multi-dimensional look at the science of food — from the fields where it is grown to the dark recesses of the gut where it is digested and beyond.
The bloggers are a talented bunch, and I got to hang out with most of them a few days ago (virtually) thanks to their editor, Bora Zivkovic.
Here’s our Google+ video chat: Read more…