“Grown In The Light”
"Grown in the light from which we all come, they made the most powerful of drinks."
"Grown in the light from which we all come, they made the most powerful of drinks."
Emphasizing the need for food, the abuse of food, or the communal aspect of eating, somehow unlatches a secret, emotional spring of insecurity.
Disregarding the Confucian food narrative that shaped China centuries ago, food safety scandals resulting from the contemporary materialism of its character, coupled with GM food controversies fed by people's distrust of official media, have swept China in spectacular fashion.
Farming is venerated in India, chiefly by those who are not farmers. An overwhelming majority of India’s farmers are unable to share this quaint adoration because they are impoverished.
When it comes to seed selection, a million heads are better than one. The process of farmer plant improvement is general right across the rice-growing region in West Africa, and keeping planting material in play through constant use and selection allows for a myriad of adaptation decisions.
A new sensor with the ability to measure the metabolic degradation of food will change the way you look at your refrigerator shelves.
Scientists have been studying the calls of a whale dubbed “the loneliest whale in the world” for more than 20 years. Its calls are unusually high pitched—52 hertz, versus the typical 15-20 hertz range of blue whales. No one has ever seen the 52-hertz whale, but scientists believe he…
In a refreshingly humorous style, the book outlines 19 bad forms of argument, clearly and concisely, followed by a little illustration for each, featuring large-headed animals with a rather curious stare.
Translation, or the attempt to make another language part of our own, is as complicated as what can never be translated.
Combatting public myths surrounding science is good, but not to the point that scientists and non-scientists are speaking past each other.