When my doctor’s office called me back a couple weeks following a routine physical, I had a sick feeling of dread. “Irregular pap,” the doctor’s assistant said. Cervical cancer!? My mind panicked. But my mouth, fortunately, knew what to say. “What happens now?”
Why Eggs Explode but You Should Eat Them Anyway
My friend, Olga, has guest posted here before. She’s expressed an interest in contributing more frequently, and so I’m happy to introduce her as a regular guest blogger here on FoodRetro! –Anne Since you’ll be seeing more of me on FoodRetro, I thought I’d introduce myself properly. My name is Olga. If you’re interested in reading…
Safety First? Or Are We Dumbing Down Chemistry in School Too Much?
People like to quote Oppenheimer when they talk about science that has forever altered the world. “I am become death, the destroyer of worlds,” did inspire decades of science fiction dystopia, I suppose, and the atomic bomb did fundamentally change the nature of how warfare was waged. Physics did have its time in the sun as…
Why Vitamins Maybe Aren’t Such a Waste of Money
The vitamin supplement industry has been a little under fire recently, with many hopping the bandwagon that in North America, with all the food advantages that we have plus a little “outdoor time” thrown in, they’re not required. All well and good, except for one thing: I’m not sure that all children in North America are getting…
Going “Mental” at Brain: The Inside Story
Things I Read Thursday – 11/13 – Mutant Potatoes, Hoverboards and Comets, Oh My!
Because my brain sometimes comes up with weird associations, as I sit here, writing about Things I Read, for some reason I have the Masterpiece Theatre theme song playing in the back of my head. And then I free-flow to how Sesame Street used to have a parody spoof, with Cookie Monster, which got all…
Debunking the Rice Experiment
Hey readers, I’m getting all worked up prepping for conference going in a couple weeks, and that involves helping a couple people get their websites ready to go for the occasion! So I’ve got a few friends who’ve volunteered to cover for me. One is Olga Mecking, my friend across the pond. She’s been here…
First Aid for Cast Iron
I’ve only recently started to come around to embracing the idea of using un-enameled cast iron. The biggest obstacle in my acceptance, like for many people, was the question of care. How do you take care of this strange beast, which can never be washed in a dishwasher, or with soap? And–oh em gee–what if you…