Posted by Raphael, April 23, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Wired's latest issue features "12 Hacks That Will Amp Up Your Brainpower." Number two on the list is about the right way to consume coffee:
For optimal brain gain, regular tea breaks, as favored in the UK, are more effective than a 20-ounce French roast... Throughout the day, your noodle fills up with adenosine, a chemical thought to cause mental fatigue. Caffeine blocks the brain's adenosine receptors, countering the chemical's dulling effects. To maximize alertness and minimize jitters, keep those receptors covered with frequent small doses — like a mug of low-caf tea or half a cup of joe — rather than a onetime blast.
Posted by Raphael, April 13, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Wired covers a three-day meeting of the In Vitro Meat Consortium in Ås, Norway, detailing the possibility of test tube meat. Cheaper to produce and more environmentally friendly, in vitro meat production may arrive in grocery stores within 5 to 10 years:
"The general consensus is that minced meat or ground meat products -- sausage, chicken nuggets, hamburgers -- those are within technical reach. We have the technology to make those things at scale with existing technology."
The New York Times' Dot Earth blog also covers the meeting:
A paper presented at the meeting concluded that, for the moment, the costs of cultured meat can’t come close yet to competing with, say, unsubsidized chicken. The paper noted the reality of the climb up the protein ladder as countries move out of poverty, with global meat consumption at about 270 million metric tons in 2007 and growing at about 4.7 million tons per year.
From Wired's Molecular Gastronomy FAQ:
Is that extremely cool or extremely lame? I can't decide.
Well, it costs about 250 bucks for a meal. That might throw it one way or the other for you. On the other hand, it often involves lasers, and it has been mathematically proven that everything with lasers is cool.
Instead of giving out Snickers bars and Hershey Kisses, why not pop edible candy scabs or poop-shaped chocolate into your trick-or-treaters' bags? Check out Wired's list of the creepiest, craziest Halloween candies for more ideas. Kids will eat anything!
Posted by Alaina Browne, September 24, 2007 at 4:55 PM
Google cafeterias are legendary for offering an orgy of delicious, local, organic, free-for-employees eats. But did you know that another Bay Area–based tech-oriented company, Wired magazine, has been serving local, organically grown food since 1997? For the past ten years Wired chef Phil Ferrato has been cooking breakfast and lunch for the magazine employees, which costs them $2 for breakfast (on Fridays it includes Fatted Calf bacon!) and $4 for lunch. Read all the delicious details on the Ethicurean.
