Magnetic induction cooking can cut your kitchen's carbon footprint
Shifting from fossil fuels to electricity is climate-friendly, but serious cooks don't think much of electric stoves. Will induction cooking finally catch on as an alternative?
Kenneth McLeod, Professor of Systems Science, and Director, Clinical Science and Engineering Research Laboratory, Binghamton University, State University of New York •
conversation
Dec. 23, 2020 • ~9 min
Dec. 23, 2020 • ~9 min
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Vibrators had a long history as medical quackery before feminists rebranded them as sex toys
From its roots as an electric version of snake oil, by the 1930s vibrators were just another household electric appliance that could soothe your pains at the end of a long day.
Kim Adams, Postdoctoral Lecturer in English, New York University •
conversation
June 8, 2020 • ~10 min
June 8, 2020 • ~10 min
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