AMNH Presents | SciCafe: The Raw Truth About Cooking

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When: Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Where: American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
212-769-5100
Price: Free with RSVP

All human cultures use cooking and other means to process food. Why is food processing so universal? And why might it threaten our health today? Evolutionary biologist Rachel Carmody explains how processing increases the calories we extract from food, ways this practice has given humans an evolutionary edge, and why it may present challenges for our present and future.

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