Distillations

In the 18th century Joseph Priestley and others developed processes for manufacturing artificially carbonated mineral water, uniting the therapeutic powers of an ancient natural restorative with the emerging science of modern chemistry.

When crime and politics influenced American baking habits.

In the early 20th century, chemists prophesied a future that seemed both surreal and somehow within reach.

John Harvey Kellogg’s Battle Creek Sanitarium was at the intersection of new ideas of religion, health, and nutrition.

The strange, sometimes sickening things we’ve done to understand what goes on inside our guts.

The early 20th century was a rich time for creating new ways to process food.

Physicist Rush Holt Jr. discusses his time in Congress and why scientists should embrace the political realm.