Category: Courses, workshops, etc.

Foods are us! Are we what we eat?

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The last two days I attended this year’s ‘Science and Society Conference’ an annual conference series which –this time- was focused on “Foods are us! On becoming and eating”. I had a great time and really enjoyed many interesting presentations by food science experts from very diverse disciplines and backgrounds. This ranged from chemistry and molecular biology to psychology and sociology.

EMBL/EMBO Science and Society Conference on Foods are us! In Heidelberg ‘Science and Society Conference’ on Foods are us! On becoming and eating taking place at EMBL in Heidelberg … Read the rest

Microbiome hype and online courses

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Dear regular followers of my blog 1)In case there are some…,
I know that it must appear as if I am currently obsessed with my microbial cohabitants. Soon, I will return to more candy and chocolate stuff. Promised!
But for now: back to my microbes….

The microbiome topic is increasingly hyped in the media. The microbiome topic is increasingly hyped in the media. ‘Redefining human’ is the catchy title for a planed film project.… Read the rest

Online Courses on Science and Food

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Now, how was the HarvardX course? 1)I kind of advertised it some month ago. Well, it’s not officially finished, but all lectures are done and all homework and lab tasks are given.

Science and cooking – HarvardX online course Screenshot
Screenshot from HarvardX online course on “Science and Cooking”

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1. ↩ I kind of advertised it some month ago. Well, it’s not officially finished, but all lectures are done and all homework and lab tasks are given.
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