Popcorn Under A Microscope

Check out one of the world's most ancient snacks up close - and it looks like a bunch of bubbles. (Reposting to correct "Central America" to "Mesoamerica.") ↓↓ Links & Info ↓↓ SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: http://www.npr.org/skunkbear SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2dH6fpR TUMBLR: http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/nprskunkbear/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NPRskunkbear Credits: Produced by Adam Cole Slow motion footage by Gabriella Garcia-Pardo Copyright © 2018 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use for further information. https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179876898/terms-of-use For permission to reuse this video, visit our permissions pages at npr.org https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179881519/rights-and-permissions-information Microscopy by Murry Gans http://murry-gans.blogspot.com/ Historic Illustrations: The Universal History of the Things of New Spain 1575-1577 Bernardino de Sahagún https://www.wdl.org/en/item/10096/ Ancient Popcorn Paper: Preceramic maize from Paredones and Huaca Prieta, Peru Alexander Grobman, Duccio Bonavia, Tom D. Dillehay, Dolores R. Piperno, José Iriarte and Irene Holst http://www.pnas.org/content/109/5/1755 Music “Abu Hassan” by Carl Maria von Weber Barry Francis, Focus Music Senior Editor: Ben de la Cruz Supervising Editor: Nicole Werbeck Chief Science Editor: Andrea Kissack NPR Director of Visuals: Keith Jenkins SFX from Freesound.org users digifish, arseniusz, veiler, loveburd, florian-reinke acorcuera, discokingmusic, biancabothapure