Understanding Lab-Created Ingredients
We highlight the prevalence of processed and ultra-processed foods in the U.S., the ingredients in them and the importance of moderation.
Covid Testing on College Campuses
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed a quick and affordable saliva-based test that makes it possible for students, faculty and staff to get checked twice a week for COVID-19. We speak with one of its creators, Dr. Martin Burke about the largescale implementation of this method and the upcoming challenges with flu season quickly …
The Invention of Instant Photography (2020)
In the early to mid 1900's, capturing a picture was cumbersome and complicated and took weeks to process the film. Then, Edwin Land, the creator of the Polaroid camera, came along and revolutionized the industry.
Inventing the Polaroid (2017)
We look back at the man, and the business deals, that made Polaroid and instant photography possible.
A Triumph of Genius Edwin Land and Polaroid
These days “instant photography” means digital pictures that can be cropped, enhanced, captioned and uploaded to the Internet in a matter of minutes. It wasn’t that long ago, however, that “instant” photography was a lot more cumbersome and complex, and as novel as the latest tech gadgets are today. We’ll hear about the genius who made the first instant …
