BY: AMANDA SIA What is Big Data & Predictive Analytics? Despite being such a buzzword recently, big data is still a pretty nebulous term. While datasets have always existed, with recent advances in technology, we have more ways than...
BY: KENZI HANNUM Yep – you read that title right. Three-dimensional printing of food…if you’re like me you might be scrunching up your forehead as you attempt to wrap your mind around what I just said. Printing? 3D? Food?...
BY: AMELIA CHEN There is no shortage of laughably absurd images on the Internet, but I think this one is up there for me: I know sometimes it’s hard to avoid plastic packaging at the grocery store, but I...
BY: MACKENZIE HANNUM Molecular Gastronomy Introduction – Culinary arts or food science? Molecular gastronomy…man that’s a mouthful, am I right? And frankly what do those words even mean? Some of you might be familiar with the terminology (like if...
BY: BRYAN LE The following is an opinion essay submitted to the 2018 AAAS Science & Human Rights Essay Competition. The Origins of Modern Food Technology The overreaching aims of the modern food industry can be generalized as extending...
BY: PRAVEENA THIRUNATHAN Before we begin, let’s set some ground rules. Note that IFT provides the opportunity for members to post information and opinions on many subjects, including cannabis. Please understand that this action by IFT does not constitute...
BY: DANIELLE ROBERTSON RATH It’s 3:00 pm and you’re exhausted. You woke up exhausted, but you had coffee for breakfast, and now you’re exhausted again. You are now thinking that maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to stay...
BY: PRAVEENA THIRUNATHAN How many of us have woken up in the middle of the night, hungry for something substantial, yet quick and easy to make? Anything using the oven or stove is out, as is cutting up and...
BY: BRYAN QUOC LE The History of Mint The ancient Greeks have a legend about mint. Mint, or Minthe, was once a beautiful nymph from the underworld river of Cocytus. She was said to be of nobler form and...
BY: BRYAN LE Flavors of the Grocery Aisle When I get a chance to actually take my time while grocery shopping, sometimes I like to just peruse the aisles and read through the ingredient lists of my favorite food...