KING'S COLLEGE LONDON UNIVERSITY
FESTIVAL OF FOOD AND IDEAS
7-22 MARCH 2013
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Dr Tim Newton |
You And Your Smile
The smile is critical to human interaction. It conveys a wealth of information both during conversation with old friends, and when we make a first impression. But what happens if minor or indeed major imperfections exist in our smiles? What are the judgements people make about us on the basis of our appearance, and in particular our facial appearance. This talk will look at the role of the mouth and face in human interaction from a dental viewpoint.
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Dr Michael Escudier |
Spit! What Your Saliva Says About You
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Saliva is essential to the effective functioning of the mouth and its contents. Its wide ranging roles include the areas of speech, swallowing, taste, digestion and immunity as well as helping teeth to stay healthy and dentures to remain in place. As a result significant problems can arise with even minor changes in its composition or production and this talk will seek to explore its role in health and disease. |
Food is one of the defining global issues of our time: what are we eating? How does it reach our plates? Is there enough of it? It’s also one of the oldest pleasures we crave. It is not surprising then that food is related in some way to much of the research at King's College London.
The King’s College London Festival of Food & Ideas is a feast of free public events designed to showcase the latest thinking covering science, arts and the humanities and exploring themes as diverse as the science of chocolate, the taste of whisky, food and war, food addictions, food labelling, the medicinal properties of Chinese cuisine, superfoods, the medieval diet, food security, and much more.
Held at lunchtimes and early evenings, amongst 25 events (held at the Strand campus, the Guy’s Hospital campus and the Institute of Psychiatry), the festival includes:
- Debates & discussions: food security, the cost of healthy eating, sustainability of slow food, politics of food labelling, ethics of consumer choice and food addictions
- Presentations: the science of chocolate, what your saliva says about you, the cult of celebrity chefs, the medieval diet and more
Speakers are recognised experts and public communicators in their fields. These include Tom Sanders, speaking here on the true cost of healthy eating; Alan Maryon-Davis on the politics of food labelling; and Clive Page and Mark Miodownik exploring the science, history and sensations of a globally prized delicacy... chocolate.
Join us for a series of events designed to stimulate the neurons, tickle the pleasure centres and excite the taste buds.
King's is involved in an astonishing range of research connected in some way with food, and the festival gives our experts the opportunity to share the fruits of their work with the public in an informative and entertaining way. Chris Coe, Director of Public Engagement, King's College London
Website: www.kcl.ac.uk/feedyourmind.
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