Community: Science Communication and Public Engagement
Writing
Training Your Tastebuds for Health
The Conversation, June 2023
Food for Thought: How Diet Influences the Brain
The Conversation, August 2022
Nutrigenomics: How Food Can Talk to Your Genes
The Conversation, March 2022
Podcasts
Monica hosts this podcast about scientists and their stories.
UM neuroscience students in Monica’s Neuroepigenetics class talk about nature, nurture, food, family, and brains.
Documentaries and shows
Radio and podcasts
Why Do We Like Sugar So Much?
Brains On!
Nutriepigenetics: The Effects of Diet on Behavior
Epigenetics Podcast
Understanding the Effects of Sugar on Eating Behavior
Michigan Minds
Sugar, Dopamine, and Eating More
The eLife Podcast, The Naked Scientists
Unraveling What Sugar Does to Your Brain
Joe’s Big Idea, All Things Considered, NPR
TV and video
Real Ag: Bittersweet The Hidden Side of Sugar
PBS
The Secret Language of Food
Michigan Online
High Sugar & Taste
University of Michigan
Life Is Sweet
UMMNH
Community and Public Engagement
A storybook for children about food and the brain with experiments to do at home or school.
A virtual museum exhibit about the Dus Lab research on the effects of sugar on the brain by the UM Museum of Natural History, 2020.