THE STORY OF LINGERIE
Lingerie is very directly and strongly linked to a women’s intimacy. For centuries, men have always believed that lingerie was created with the objective of seduction. There is no question that this...
View ArticleCANIBALISMO MÁS ANTIGUO DE LOS HUMANOS
CANIBALISMO CULTURAL (06/09/2010)Hace dieciséis años que descubrimos los registros fósiles de dicha cavidad, un hallazgo que nos causó un gran impacto. El estudio taxonómico de los restos esqueléticos...
View ArticleNEGROS NÃO TIVERAM A PROTEÇÃO DE ANCHIETA
RESUMO Canonizado em abril, José de Anchieta (1534-97) é lembrado por sua atuação entre os índios do Brasil colonial. Pouco se fala, porém, de como os jesuítas não só toleraram como se beneficiaram da...
View ArticleTHE SECRET WORLD OF THE BALSAMIC VINEGAR ELITE
Vinegar is not taken lightly in Modena. One store on the main street has a couple of very small bottles of the traditional balsamico in the window—behind bars—priced at $150. Aweeklong vinegar...
View ArticleLA NAISSANCE DE L'AGRICULTURE
N’est pas responsable de l’explosion démographique.L’émergence de l’agriculture a constitué pour l’espèce humaine une révolution technologique, culturelle et environnementale sans précédent. On pensait...
View ArticleAÇOUGUES MUDAM PARA FAZER CLIENTE GASTAR
Empório no PontoEstabelecimentos adotam formato de ‘butique’ e vendem produtos como vinho para aumentar valor das compras.Objetivo das empresas é elevar a margem de lucro; cliente gasta em média R$ 340...
View ArticleNEM CHURRASCO DA COPA SALVA FRIGORÍFICOS DE QUEDA DE VENDAS
Preço alto já inibe consumo e leva varejo a apostar em promoçõesNem o esperado churrasco da Copa do Mundo evitou uma queda nas vendas de carne bovina, provocada pelo preço alto dessa proteína — em 12...
View ArticleTHE LITTLEST PRIMITIVE HUMAN
A spetacular find in Indonesia reveals that a strikingly different hominid shared the earth with our kind in the not so distant past.On the island of Flores in Indonesia, villagers have long told tales...
View ArticleSTORIA DELLA CHIESA
Alla morte di Gesù, nella comunità apostolica gerosolimitana si consolidò il triumvirato rappresentato da Pietro, Giovanni e Giacomo il Giusto, la cui autorevolezza presto si impose sui cristiani della...
View ArticleTHE END OF FOOD
Robert RhinehartHas a tech entrepreneur come up with a product to replace our meals?In December of 2012, three young men were living in a claustrophobic apartment in San Francisco’s Tenderloin...
View ArticleO FIM DA COMIDA
Robert RhinehartEm dezembro de 2012, três jovens estavam morando num apartamento claustrofóbico no bairro Tenderloin, em San Francisco, trabalhando numa start-up tecnológica. Tinham recebido US$ 175...
View ArticleCATUABA, BEBIDA DOS BOTECOS CHINFRINS, GANHA ESPAÇO
Bebida soberana nos botecos chinfrins, catuaba ganha espaço em outras áreas e vira coquete de festas e bares; fabricante dobrou produção em um ano.Sem abandonar suas raízes, fincadas nos pés-sujos e...
View ArticleCHEESE POWDER
“If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t,” writes Michael Pollan in his “Food Rules, an Eater’s Manual.” Few foods violate this edict more flagrantly than cheese powder, which...
View ArticleTRASH FOOD - ESCÂNDALO DA CARNE NA CHINA
Escândalo da carne golpeia McDonald’s e KFC na China e diz muito sobre controles sanitários locais.“A carne está verde”, disse um empregado frente a uma câmera escondida. “Ela fede”, emendou outro,...
View ArticleURINE CELLS COULD RESTORE BRAIN POWER
Cells in your urine could restore your brain power.Cells extracted from urine have been transformed into brain cells, potentially providing a new way to treat degenerative conditions such as...
View ArticleTHE FUTURE OF FOOD
Why crickets, GM tomatoes and lab-grown meat could soon be tumming up on a dinner plate near you.Demand for food is set to double in the next 40 years, according to World Health Organisation figures....
View ArticleTEN ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERIES
1. TEFLONIt's a popular misconception that the non-stick coating was a by-product of NASA’s endeavours in space. In truth, Teflon was first created by a scientist named Roy Plunkett who was toying with...
View ArticleTAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE ALREADY EATING
BEAVER ANAL GLANDSTV chef Jamie Oliver caused uproar when he dropped this bombshell on the David Letterman Show: “Did you know that there are beaver’s anal glands in vanilla ice cream?” They’re used to...
View ArticleTEN MATERIALS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD
FERROFLUIDSFrom flexible gadgets to cloaking devices and living concrete, the future is set to be transformed.A quiet revolution is currently under way in labs around the world. Scientists are finding...
View ArticleFUTURE FARMING- A RETURN TO ROOTS?
Large-scale agriculture would become more sustainable if major crop plants lived for years and built deep root systems.For many of us in affluent regions, our bathroom scales indicate that we get more...
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