Talks and Essays

In this presentation, Neil Rusch draws on the archaeological record in support of a long-term chronology involving bees and cognitive development. A deep time perspective also accounts for the occurrence of bees in the ethnography, rock paintings and mythology of the region.

In this short seminar, Charles Ludington, a historian of both wine and cheese, teams up with Ann-Sophie Barwich to describe key aromas that distinguish notable wines and the history of those aromas.

How does fermentation fit into your zombie apocalypse preparation plan?

Jereme Zimmerman shares a few processes and recipes to encourage you to get pounds of honey, and make our own mead. 

Examining the story of yeast and how it reminds us about and elucidates the workings of evolution and natural selection more generally