I鈥檝e judged a lot of science fairs in my life. I鈥檝e seen innumerable baking soda volcanoes, vitamin C analyses and models of the solar system. Usually, the judges鈥� task is over once the winners are...
I first became interested in aspartame when I learned about the curious way in which its sweetness was discovered. Back in 1965, G.D. Searle Company chemist Jim Schlatter was carrying out research...
No, Paul Newman did not really eat fifty eggs in an hour in the 1967 film classic, Cool Hand Luke. But that would hardly be a challenge for Joey Chestnut, the world鈥檚 best-known competitive eater....
While walking around the exhibit hall at an agricultural conference a few years ago, when we could still travel, I perused the usual displays of farming equipment and industry booths promoting...
