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Food has driven nearly everything we've done as a species, yet it's an overlooked aspect of human history. Whether for meat or sugar, snacks or beer, humanity's appetite has altered the planet, shaped our history, changed our future and made us "us".
Episode 7 : Indulgences
January. 02,2015
Bread, candy, beer, pizza, ice cream, chips; people are hardwired to crave certain indulgent foods.
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Episode 6 : Baked & Buzzed
December. 26,2014
The history of grain, its refinement and today's renewed embrace of grains in their purest form.
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Episode 5 : Guilty Pleasures
December. 19,2014
How processed foods have changed eating habits; concerns of health and safety.
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Episode 4 : Hooked on Seafood
December. 12,2014
A look at how high-protein, omega-rich seafood has impacted our history and protecting its future.
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Episode 3 : Sugar Rushes
December. 05,2014
The story of sugar consumption: from the first farming of sugarcane to the age of the candy bar.
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Episode 2 : Carnivores
November. 28,2014
Humankind's insatiable appetite for meat throughout history and keeping up with the demand.
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Episode 1 : Food Revolutionaries
November. 21,2014
Influential figures throughout the history of food; spotlights on chef Julia Child and many others.
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