Yuval Noah Harari's sweeping and provocative "Sapiens" retells the history of our species from an entirely new perspective.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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At the University of Colorado, microbiologist Rob Knight is exploring a new frontier — the human microbiome.
"Natto" is gaining popularity with home fermentation enthusiasts. Producer Erik Lorenzsonn heads to the Reedsburg Fermentation Fest to ask why, as well as ponder other fermentation mysteries.
What if we could harness nature to grow clothing for us? London-based fashion designer Suzanne Lee explains how.
The future belongs to a cultured dairy product, in science fiction writer John Scalzi's short story "The Day the Yogurt Took Over." Read by Adam Hirsch.
Take a big slab of shark meat, bury it in a pit and let it rot. Then dig it up and hang it in a windy shack for four months. No wonder the Vikings took to sea.
Sauerkraut, kimchee, kefir, kombucha — Sandor Katz calls himself a "fermentation fetishist."
Nobel Prize-winning writer Orhan Pamuk offers his take on why he writes.
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