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      Asked by big sissy to Andrew, Dilip, Emma, John, Ruth on 12 Nov 2015.
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        Ruth Hamill answered on 12 Nov 2015:

        Most days literally yes, its one of the best things about working in science. Yesterday I learned that an Irish scientist (Tyndall) was responsible for discovering why the sky is blue. Today, I learned about new ways to reduce nitrogen pollution from fertiliser administration onto soil. Also today I learned that John likes barrys tea in contrast to Andrew’s preference for lyons pyramid bags – we would need to get a larger sample size to deduce which brand is preferred by food scientists overall though 🙂

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        John Gleeson answered on 12 Nov 2015:

        I’d like to point out Barry’s is going to win on taste. We should do a sensory panel 😉

        I’d agree. Yesterday I went to a talk on in vitro fertilisation for people who struggle getting pregnant because my friend wanted to go… I learned tonnes. Today I learned that Pepsi max is not as nice as Diet Coke! Tomorrow… who knows? A lot of my friends research in vastly different areas, two are very applied food microbiologists, 1 works on chewing and the feeling of fullness, 1 looks at the sugar substitutes in chewing gums. So I’m always learning.

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        Emma Feeney answered on 12 Nov 2015:

        You sure do! Today, I learned that you should check for the students symbols because anyone can apparently change their name to Ms Ferriter, and unless you check for the little hat symbol, they could be pulling your leg 🙂 @John @Andrew @Ruth We have a sensory kitchen over here, should totally do a sensory panel on tea! Maybe we can do it when that field trip comes in to visit??

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        Andrew Quigley answered on 12 Nov 2015:

        Absolutely! Last week I had to take apart a GC (there’s now a picture of it on my profile) as it was contaminated with by a dirty sample. It was really cool to see how it works on the inside!

        But John, it’s the pyramid shape that releases all the flavour! Emma, we should definitely do it! That would be a great day of making cheese and drinking tea, we might even find out who the real Mrs. Ferriter is! 🙂

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