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From Stinky Cheese To Cat Pee, Author Takes A 'Nose Dive' Into The Science Of Smell

Butyric acid gives some cheeses their distinctively strong scent. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images hide caption

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From Stinky Cheese To Cat Pee, Author Takes A 'Nose Dive' Into The Science Of Smell

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November 11, 2020 • Harold McGee talks about how our sense of smell affects taste, why things smell the way they do and the ways different chemicals combine to create surprising (and sometimes distasteful) odors.

From Stinky Cheese To Cat Pee, Author Takes A 'Nose Dive' Into The Science Of Smell

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Weekly Innovation: A Smart Pan That Helps You Cook Like A Chef

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Weekly Innovation: A Smart Pan That Helps You Cook Like A Chef

December 3, 2014 • The Pantelligent frying pan uses temperature control to help you cook food perfectly. The pan is connected to a smartphone app, which contains over 50 recipes.

I've Got The Ingredients. What Should I Cook? Ask IBM's Watson

IBM's Watson supercomputer is most famous for winning at Jeopardy! Now it's been called in to come up with recipe ideas. Bob Goldberg/AP/IBM hide caption

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I've Got The Ingredients. What Should I Cook? Ask IBM's Watson

October 27, 2014 • IBM's supercomputer has crushed Jeopardy! Now chefs are using Watson to come up with new kinds of recipes that work around dietary restrictions and other limitations.

I've Got The Ingredients. What Should I Cook? Ask IBM's Watson

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The Salt

Making 'The Science Of Good Cooking' Look Easy

October 12, 2012 • Forget the room-temperature eggs and the tenderizing meat with a marinade, America's Test Kitchen host Chris Kimball tells Morning Edition. A little bit of science goes a long way in the kitchen, he says.

Making 'The Science Of Good Cooking' Look Easy

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For A Better, Leaner Burger, Get To Know Your Proteins

The author's venison burgers, fired up on the grill. Amy Blaszyk/NPR hide caption

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For A Better, Leaner Burger, Get To Know Your Proteins

August 17, 2012 • Americans love burgers, but cooking leaner meats on the grill requires some scientific know-how. We turn to Cooking for Engineers blogger Michael Chu for some technical tips for success with leaner meats.