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\nBuy the map & T-shirts at our store Join our Reddit AskScience discussion at Our diets are more global than we realize, because our common food crops and animals were domesticated far away in diverse locations. Thanks also to our...\nBuy the map & T-shirts at our store Join our Reddit AskScience discussion at Our diets are more global than we realize, because our common food crops and animals were domesticated far away in diverse locations. Thanks also to our supporters on ___________________________________________ If you want to learn more about this topic, start your googling here: Food: a nutritious substance we eat or drink to maintain life and growth Domestication: a multi-generational process in which one group of organisms manages the reproduction and care of, and changes, another type of organism, typically to secure a more predictable supply of resources (e.g. humans with food crops and animals) Centers of origin: the locations where humans domesticated a lot of crops and animals for food, often where lots of wild relatives lived Centers of diversity: a more recent concept recognizing that high concentrations of food plant and animal varieties and related wild species aren’t always located where the plants and animals were initially domesticated ___________________________________________ Credits (and Twitter handles): Script Writer: Alex Reich (@alexhreich) Script Editor: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida) Video Illustrator: Qingyang Chen (@QCVisual) Video Director: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida) Video Narrator: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida) With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Ever Salazar, Emily Elert, Peter Reich, David Goldenberg Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder _________________________________________ Like our videos? Subscribe to MinuteEarth on YouTube Support us on Patreon Also, say hello on: Facebook Twitter And find us on itunes ___________________________________________ If you liked this week’s video, we think you might also like: Explore the geographic origins of our food crops with these interactive charts How much do countries benefit from one another’s crop diversity? ___________________________________________ References: Khoury, C.K. et al. 2016. Origins of food crops connect countries worldwide. Proc. R. Soc. B 283(1832): 20160792. Khoury, C.K. et al. 2014. Increasing homogeneity in global food supplies and the implications for food security. PNAS 111(11): 4001-4006. McGee, H. 2004. On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen. Simon and Schuster.\n
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