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Wansink: One thing we find is that if you ask a typical person how many food related decisions a day they end up making, most people say 30 or so. In reality we find that a typical person makes betwee...

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Mittermeier: It now gives me great pleasure to introduce tonight's featured speaker, Dr. Jared Diamond. Jared is a truly remarkable individual, and he is himself an increasingly endangered species in ...

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Mark Twain. Before I play my conversation—with Dr. Pratt that is—it'll be helpful to hear this Mark Twain essay; I hope amusing as well. It was written in 1903. It's kind of a paleontological and anti...

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David Relman. He came in from Stanford University where he is an associate professor of microbiology and immunology and an assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases.The hu...

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Professor Donovan, good to talk to you. Donovan: Nice to see you too. Steve: Tell us about—first of all, the name of the book is The Box That Changed the World—what is the box? Donovan: The box is ...

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Hi Trisha. How are you? Gura: Hi Steve. Steve: Good to see you. Tell me—first of all, the book is called Lying in Weight, w-e-i-g-h-t. Gura: That's correct. Steve: What does the title mean? Gura:...

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Wilson: Let me say about this morning, this—in my long career—this is the one morning when I think I took part in making history. That sounds like poor belief, but I am going to justify that in a mome...

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Professor Bamforth—great to talk to you. Bamforth: It's nice to talk to you. Steve: What is beer? Bamforth: Beer is a fermented beverage based on malted cereals and spiced with hops and fermentatio...