by Sondra Barrett | Sep 9, 2010 | Art and Science, Blog
I started my professional life as a medical scientist, a serious scientist on the faculty of the University of California Medical School. But then a tool of science – a microscope – opened me to the ART IN SCIENCE. Seeing photographs of chemicals of the brain at the...
by Sondra Barrett | Sep 9, 2010 | Blog
Naming wines If you ever have wondered where do our words come from, particularly our words for food, wine and abstract ideas? Read Naming Nature: The Clash between instinct and science by Carol Kaesuk Yoon.
by Sondra Barrett | Jul 22, 2010 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being
I am always surprised at how much discussion and angst the topic of biodynamic wine brings. So I decided I wanted to do my part at looking at bio-dynamics. How about definitions first before getting into philosophy. Bio = life. Dynamics = related to physical force...
by Sondra Barrett | Jul 12, 2010 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being
I’ve often thought that a legacy I would leave would be scientific discoveries or artistic creations. Tonight after talking to both my children – grown adults with families of their own, I realize my legacy, so far, has been the love of food and cooking. My son lives...
by Sondra Barrett | Mar 11, 2010 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being
Great news – our tongue has graduated from its 5 tastes to 6. Science Daily (2010-03-10) – A newly discovered ability for people to taste fat could hold the key to reducing obesity, researchers believe. They also found that people with a high sensitivity to the taste...
