Library archives, STEM, and desserts

[med_cat]

23 of the weirdest, funniest, creepiest, most surprising items found by archivists.

Ever wondered what goes on in a library's dark corners, where you aren't allowed to go?

Wonder no more, thanks to The Society of American Archivists' Ask an Archivist Day.

This pastry chef leans on her STEM background to design impossible-looking desserts.Dinara

Comments

[notabler]

What the point? Cakes are tasty or not, that it. 3D printing doesn't give anything different to taste, just vanity. If she wants to be an architect better not to waste good food )))

[acelightning]

There are cakes that are primarily meant to be as delicious as possible, and often the texture that contributes to the deliciousness won't hold together in anything more than a very simple shape (round, square, rectangular, loaf, or roll). Nothing wrong with that kind of cake, especially as a "family" or "everyday" dessert. But then there are cakes (and other desserts) that are intended to be visually spectacular. Too often, texture and flavor are sacrificed for appearance, which is why people usually expect wedding cakes to be dry and overly sweet. Many visually stunning cakes are actually decorated with inedible plastic ornaments

[notabler]

Thank you very much for your explanation. I have respond more for fun, in reality I find very positive every new developemnt of technology in every area of human activity (except weaponry, but even here can be found some valuable things)

[acelightning]

Like you, I love technology and science, and every new kind of machinery that comes along. Machinery seems to like me, too - I'm comfortable with everything from old Victorian stuff with gears, to electronic devices with tubes, to computers and renewable power sources. I'm like a small child playing with toys, and I can't wait to see what comes next!

And, of course, advances in kitchen technology make it possible for me to make new kinds of delicious and beautiful things to eat :-)