Science of Cooking: Heat

11:25pm - Thursday, July 16, 2026

Science of Cooking

Heat #1

TEACH 356

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A major part of cooking involves delivering heat energy to natural things and transforming them to the state where they can be digested and absorbed. This technique does not stop at simply making food taste good. Professor Wrangham of Harvard University says the ability to produce food through heat is what helped humans evolve.

Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:25:00

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