THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE AUGUST 6, 2022, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. I first noticed the #BakeYourResearch phenomenon when I saw a photo of an incredibly gorgeous bûche de Noël on Twitter. It wasn’t posted by a professional baker, but a mycologist, who’d crafted hyper-realistic mushrooms growing out of the log-shaped cake. This mycological masterpiece is not alone. Scientists, engineers, and researchers on social media are using flour and sugar to illustrate complex concepts. This can range from microbiologists demonstrating how…
