If your idea of fun is being falling-down drunk, there's plenty for you on YouTube. iStockphoto hide caption

A slice of pork belly, with a thick layer of fat. "If we confirm that fat is a basic taste quality, it's the equivalent of saying chartreuse is a primary color," Richard Mattes of Purdue University says. "It changes our basic understanding of what taste is." Xiao He/Flickr hide caption

Chef David Iott explains the perfect way to prepare risotto to Stanford students. Courtesy of Stanford's Residential and Dining Enterprises hide caption

No oven necessary: Hu makes her pumpkin cake in the microwave. Courtesy of Emily Hu hide caption

A marijuana bud displayed in Denver. Don't legalize pot, the pediatricians say, but don't lock teenagers up for using it, either. Seth McConnell/The Denver Post/Getty Images hide caption

Environmental cues — like the color, size and shape of the dinnerware, the music playing in the background and the lighting in the dining room — can alter how we experience food and drink. For example, research suggests that serving food on a red plate tends to reduce the amount diners eat. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

A little nudge via text can help parents get the kids in for a second flu immunization, a study finds. Arman Zhenikeyev/Corbis hide caption

We seem to be hard-wired to enjoy the refreshing, cooling sensation of menthol in our mouths. Allison Dinner/the food passi/Corbis hide caption