Cityscape: What are We Touching and Eating, Exactly?
Cityscape: What are We Touching and Eating, Exactly?
From subway turnstiles to spray cheese, what are we touching and eating?
Each and every day we touch and eat things often without giving it a second thought. We hold on to the handrail walking down the stairs to catch a subway train. We top a cup of pudding with a little cool whip.
On this edition of Cityscape, we’re talking with folks who’ve actually given a lot of thought to what we touch and eat -- from subway turnstiles to spray cheese.
The show features:
- Chris Mason, a geneticist at the Weill Cornell Medical Center. He and a team of research assistants collected DNA throughout the New York City subway system to identify germs.
- Writer Patrick DiJusto took a good hard look at what’s inside everyday products. His new book is called This is What You Just Put in Your Mouth?: From Egg Nog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets of What's Inside Everyday Products.
