Tag Archives: Food

Data Visualization: Longest Distance To A McDonald’s In The US

By Kurt | Published: September 27, 2009
So, I set out to determine the farthest point from a Micky Dee’s – in the lower 48 states, at least. This endeavor required information, and the nice folks at AggData were kind enough to provide it to me: a complete list of all 13,000-or-so U.S. restaurants, in CSV format, geolocated for maximum convenience. [...]
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Spaghetti Dog Medusa Heads

By Kurt | Published: May 3, 2009
Insert dried spaghetti into hot dogs, then boil – Boing Boing Since I first posted this to my Facebook Wall, the cheers of joy and barks of disgust have been numerous – the popularity of this story was a surprise.  Two of my friends actually made this odd looking, composite foodstuff for their respective kids with [...]
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Quick Takes 04.29.2009

By Kurt | Published: April 29, 2009
• Dietary fats trigger long-term memory formation – U. C. Irvine via EurekAlert! “OEA is part of the molecular glue that makes memories stick,” Piomelli said. “By helping mammals remember where and when they have eaten a fatty meal, OEA’s memory-enhancing activity seems to have been an important evolutionary tool for early humans and other mammals.” Dietary [...]
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Will Have Sex For Meat

By Kurt | Published: April 8, 2009
Meat for sex in wild chimpanzees – EurekAlert! According to Gomes, “Our results strongly suggest that wild chimpanzees exchange meat for sex, doing so on a long-term basis. Males who shared meat with females doubled their mating success, whereas females, who had difficulty obtaining meat on their own, increased their caloric intake, without suffering the energetic [...]
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