In this episode, the guys jump right into a discussion on why Ben is late and how bourbon, lead and the Indy 500 might all be connected (and have a food safety thread). The discussion goes to feedback on citrus slices; using AI for diets and journalism; and, farmers’ markets. Ben and Don go on to talk about cooking through slapping, the double turns out story of MSG and how magic temperatures get decided. The episode ends where it started – in the bathroom – with smart toilets and dumb soap dispensers. Oh, and a dirty, dirty salad robot.

You can download episode 177, Toilet as a Research Device here and on iTunes

Show notes so you can follow along at home:

• FDA on Lead in Food, Foodwares, and Dietary Supplements
• wild turkey ceramic football decanter image search
• Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys Are Legally Distinct but Are Not Discriminated by Sensory Descriptive Analysis
• Bourbon Mash Bill Explained – Blog
• Moonshine University
• Survival of Salmonella on Lemon and Lime Slices and Subsequent Transfer to Beverages
• HIF Health Insurance
• Food Safety Talk 25: Two Little Super Heroes, Mangoes and Cantaloupes
• The A.I. Diet – The New York Times
• A.I. May Have Written This Article. But Is That Such a Bad Thing?
• Farmers market vendors need training to improve food-safety practices
• Penn State’s flawed study of food safety at farmers markets
• How to avoid getting food poisoning from farmers markets – The Washington Post
• A Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Food Safety Practices of Farmers’ Market Vendors in Pennsylvania Using Direct Concealed Observations, Self-reported Surveys, and State Sanitarian Surveys
• The Best British Rural Detective Dramas on Streaming
• How Many Times Do You Have to Slap a Chicken to Cook It? | WIRED
• Open Source Food Safety
• The Long Fuse – This American Life
• 668: The Long Fuse transcript
• How MSG Got A Bad Rap: Flawed Science And Xenophobia | FiveThirtyEight
• Response to the Questions Posed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service Regarding Consumer Guidelines for the Safe Cooking of Poultry Products
• Issues To Consider When Setting Intervention Targets with Limited Data for Low-Moisture Food Commodities: A Peanut Case Study
• All the NACMCF Reports and Recommendations
• Roboism #28: Normie Toilet – Relay FM
• AFFI Food Safety Zone
• “Our Best” Meatballs
• Woman, 33, contracts deadly flesh eating ‘zombie’ bacteria on her face after simply washing her hands using a public soap dispenser | NEWS.am Medicine – All about health and medicine
• Influence of Soap Characteristics and Food Service Facility Type on the Degree of Bacterial Contamination of Open, Refillable Bulk Soaps | Journal of Food Protection
• This Woman Feared She Had Leprosy After Suffering From Sores That Plagued Her Body For A Year | Media Drum World
• The Salad Station Launches Salad Robot at North Oaks Medical Center
• Sally is a Dirty, Dirty Robot