Ingredients
What’s in This and Will It Kill Me?
Guest: George Zaidan, YouTuber and author of "Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put in Us and on Us"
The study of what goes in us and on us is so complex that embracing new “science” on the subject is not always the best course of action. Learning how to read the fine print in scientific articles could save you a lot of bother.
What's In This? Soy
Guest: Christine M. Du Bois, author, "The Story of Soy," and former researcher and manager of the Johns Hopkins Project on Soy
Soy is one of the most globally consequential crops of the modern era, and its production has changed the eating habits of humans and animals alike, not always for the better. It has a long, fascinating history, one that involves Henry Ford.