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The yeast actively break down the complex carbohydrates in the flour into simpler forms, using the energy gained from the process to replicate and grow. 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To my mind, it’s an abomination to consider that to any man, woman or child in this magnificent country of ours, should have to look upon a loaf of bread as a luxury.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5815027eebbd1a0583092a4e/1575405304047-CC1EH2JC5C3V5EWAZ9A0/IMG_0011.JPG Collected Thoughts - BREAD: A Photo Essay. - Yeah, just mix it. Leave out the salt for now. Keep going until your arm is numb, then keep going 5 minutes more. Once done, take a break. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5815027eebbd1a0583092a4e/1575409731835-P9TW0SO6LJH5H7C1W70W/1920px-Slab_stele_from_tomb_of_Itjer_at_Giza_4th_Dynasty_c_2500_BC.jpg Collected Thoughts - BREAD: A Photo Essay. - Ancient hieroglyphs contain bread. Vertical slices are shown at the table for eating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5815027eebbd1a0583092a4e/1575406121851-U9HMXBYR9X2E0X687UBM/IMG_1614.jpg Collected Thoughts - BREAD: A Photo Essay. - FML https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5815027eebbd1a0583092a4e/1575406155900-2AVU8DJC9QM92YLLH7WJ/IMG_0021.jpg Collected Thoughts - BREAD: A Photo Essay. - The dough post-fermentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5815027eebbd1a0583092a4e/1575406103774-Q56C51ABBWRI3TQ3KIPB/IMG_0025.jpg Collected Thoughts - BREAD: A Photo Essay. - Scoring tool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5815027eebbd1a0583092a4e/1575405258389-6M7FIR61A2MJPOTBSWW6/IMG_0009.jpg Collected Thoughts - BREAD: A Photo Essay. - The protocol. 425 grams water 120 grams sourdough starter 220 grams whole wheat flour 330 grams bread flour 12 grams salt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5815027eebbd1a0583092a4e/1575400092440-GC8TF6LFGTAPYS1AUAMS/Stack-1.gif Collected Thoughts - BREAD: A Photo Essay. - Why bread? 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This is the second layer of the hippocampus, a structure within the brain responsible for spatial-temporal coding. Here, you're able to look at the specific braincells, called neurons, responsible for the incredibly complex behavior each of us exhibit daily.   This image was taken with a microscope that I designed and built at the California Nano-Systems Institute in Los Angeles, California. http://www.blakemadruga.com/daily-insights daily 0.75 2016-12-22 http://www.blakemadruga.com/hero-image-1 daily 0.75 2016-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5707edb87c65e44a8b0c7461/1463066539793-4QCFKLT8QHZX8QR3MP4K/image-asset.png Hero Image 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5707edb87c65e44a8b0c7461/1461618676034-CIU1ODEWOGR59BC53QQ9/HankPortrait1.jpg Hero Image 1 http://www.blakemadruga.com/new-page daily 0.75 2016-11-04 http://www.blakemadruga.com/about daily 0.75 2025-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5815027eebbd1a0583092a4e/e2755581-e0a3-471d-a202-872aa8d21816/2963BC84-EFDA-4BFA-B85D-D52E07179922_1_105_c.jpg About - My name is Blake and I’m a scientist @ MIT + I really love the SR-71 Blackbird because it went mach 3.2 and is made from titanium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5815027eebbd1a0583092a4e/2fc7478a-2d69-4787-9c42-6ffe4131eacb/IMG_5646.jpg About - This is me in 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5815027eebbd1a0583092a4e/637d555a-08be-4ffe-a8f1-d2d773666860/image-asset.jpg About - This was me in 2016.