New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- Food discourse has gotten out of hand. Protein bros name and shame people for their carb-laden plates, nutritionists talk about plant-based diets with cultish fervour, chefs can't stop talking about umami, mouthfeel and hyperlocal eating. We probably think more about what we put in our bodies today than we ever have, or so it feels to those of us who spend too much time online.

That's why Science Gallery Bengaluru thought the time was right to explore humanity's intimate-yet-fraught relationship with food with its new year-long exhibition season, Calorie. The idea behind Science Gallery's exhibitions is, always, to pick up objects of inquiry, says director Jahnavi Phalkey-ideas and concepts that are studied by peopl...