Sam Wong
New Scientist
United Kingdom
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How to make honeycomb at home
Honeycomb, or cinder toffee, isn't difficult to make, but it reveals the complex science involved in transforming sugar into confectionery, explains Sam Wong → Read More
How to hack your macaroni cheese
You won't need to make a flour roux for your macaroni cheese if you cook your pasta in milk rather than water, says Sam Wong → Read More
How miracle berries turn sour foods sweet
The fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum, a plant native to West Africa, doesn't taste sugary on its own, but any sour food you eat afterwards will turn miraculously sweet → Read More
How science can help you bake a loaf of bread that stays softer longer
The reasons bread goes stale are more complex than we thought. But we do know enough to make a loaf that really keeps, finds Sam Wong → Read More
How to make your own yogurt
The benefits of yogurt are manifold, and the best part is you can grow as much of it as you want, says Sam Wong → Read More
Try cooking with ginger – a complex and versatile ingredient
The subtle chemical complexity of ginger makes it an astonishingly flexible addition to both sweet and savoury food, finds Sam Wong → Read More
How to perform the culinary technique of spherification at home
A hallmark of top-tier modernist cuisine, spherification is nevertheless something you can try in your own kitchen. It's time to conquer your spheres, says Sam Wong → Read More
How to create a delicious deep-fried ice cream dessert
To create crowd-pleasing puds like chocolate fondants or hot balls of cornflake-covered ice cream, bring some fundamental physics to the table, says Sam Wong → Read More
How to perfectly pickle your cucumbers
Pickling is a delicious way to beat the microbes that would otherwise spoil your food, says Sam Wong → Read More
Why do bees make honey?
Producing honey is how bees store nectar for the winter months → Read More
Meet the scientists who perform magic tricks on birds
Performing magic tricks with Eurasian jays helps scientists to understand the animals’ powers of perception, but also their ability to read minds, remember the past and anticipate the future. → Read More
Covid-19 news: Pregnant women added to UK’s vaccine priority list
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Covid-19 news: Chris Whitty urges caution as UK cases hit record level
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Covid-19 news: Booster jabs to be rolled out to all adults in England
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Covid-19 news: All UK adults to be offered boosters to tackle omicron
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Covid-19 news: Mask wearing cuts infections by 53 per cent
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Covid-19 news: 28 million years of life lost globally to covid
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Covid-19 news: Past covid-19 infection boosts protection from vaccines
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Covid-19 news: UK approves first-of-its-kind antibody treatment
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Birds get angry when their favourite snacks are swapped in magic trick
Eurasian jays squawk and fly away when shown a cups-and-balls-style magic trick in which their favourite snacks are swapped out for other foods → Read More