Why Half Of The World’s Food Goes To Waste
Up to half of all the food produced each year is thrown away, according to a recent report. Here’s a look at why we’re so wasteful.
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My Adventures In Endocrinology, Part I: Getting To A Diagnosis
“When I looked in the mirror, I was increasingly unrecognizable to myself. But to everyone else — including, as I was to discover, a host of medical professionals — I was a picture of better-than-average health.”
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Teatulia: How Organic Tea Transformed A Bangladesh Community
Discover an incredible tea farm, bringing ancient, sustainable farming techniques back to life while lifting up an impoverished community.
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The Criminal Cost Of Medical Care
When Emilia Gilbert fell and went to the emergency room, she was diagnosed with a simple broken nose and released. But a few weeks later, she got the bill and was floored again.
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The Science Of Storytelling
We all enjoy a good story, whether it’s a novel, a movie, or simply something one of our friends is explaining to us. Here’s the science on storytelling and how we can use it to make better decisions every day.
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Where To Forage For Food In Your Neighborhood
The sweet new map that lists locations of fruits and vegetables free to forage around the world.
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The Chemical Industry Is The Big Tobacco Of The 21st Century
How the promise of “better living through chemistry,” triggered a toxic stew that made every American a guinea pig and turned the United States into one grand unnatural experiment.
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Quaker Apple Walnut Oatmeal Has More Sugar Than A S’mores Pop-Tart
And other surprising facts about your favorite breakfast convenience foods.
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Trader Joe’s Secretive Sourcing Practices
How exactly is Trader Joe’s able to offer such seemingly gourmet foods at such a markdown? And without any information about their practices, can we really trust the “healthy” and “organic” products we’re buying?
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Worms: The Other Red Meat?
Insects pack more protein than beef, pork, and chicken. And with overpopulation and global warming, we could be crunching on creepy crawlers sooner than we can stomach.
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Is Michael Pollan A Sexist Pig?
‘Femivores’ have made DIY domesticity cool. But critics who blame feminism for obesity and fast food have it wrong.
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Get Vegucated: Q & A With Vegan Filmmaker Marisa Miller Wolfson
What happens when three meat-and-cheese-loving New Yorkers agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks?
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