food politics
The Science of Shirley Corriher
Scientist Shirley Corriher gave a lecture for the New York Academy of Science, giggling her way through topics like the effects of zinc chloride on chlorophyll.
11.02.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- vegetable,
- shirley corriher,
- ian knauer
food politics
To Eat or Not to Eat—Everything
Over more than a decade in China, I have eaten insects, rabbit heads, and dog meat. But these days I'm clouded by ethical and environmental issues.
10.30.06
- Keywords
- sustainability,
- seafood,
- asia,
- chinese,
- fuchsia dunlop
food politics
And the Award for Best King Goes to…
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has won the Norman E. Borlaug Medallion for making major contributions to nutrition and sustainable agriculture.
10.27.06
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- environment,
- asia,
- thailand,
- karen coates
food politics
Hot Seat
Myth: Eating bread or rice will cool a burning mouth. I find it to be the equivalent of placing hot coals on your tongue.
10.24.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- ingredients,
- vegetable,
- thai,
- lillian chou
food politics
Pelt Patrol
Animal activists responsible for releasing upward of 15,000 mink baited the outside walls with fish. I hope these great rescuers used a sustainable seafood source.
10.19.06
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- meat,
- farming,
- ian knauer
food politics
Champing at the Bit
Can a horse be dinner? For some, the answer yes. For others, the idea of eating Seabiscuit can be off-putting.
10.18.06
- Keywords
- sustainability,
- meat,
- farming,
- legislation,
- alan sytsma
