We live in a world of profound contradictions. Some things are just unbelievably strange. At times I feel like I’ve found a way to adapt to the weirdness of the world, and then along comes something that Read More
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Human Nature:What Kind of Creature Are We?
Many of us tend to think that human nature is inherently competitive and destructive. We hear about “selfish genes,” as if our genetic makeup predetermines that we will be egotistic people and that we will Read More
Can GMOs Help End World Hunger?
Can genetically engineered foods help feed the hungry? Are anti-GMO activists and over-zealous environmentalists standing in the way of the hungry being fed? The hope that GMO foods might bring Read More
Just How Bad Is McDonald’s Food?
Morgan Spurlock sought to find out in his 2004 documentary Super Size Me just how bad McDonald’s food is. In his film, I was interviewed and spoke about the role McDonald’s food plays in our epidemic of Read More
Beyond the Polarized Debate: Why Does Healthcare Cost So Much?
The debate over healthcare can be intensely polarizing. But whatever role you believe government should play, one fact is indisputable. The cost of health care just keeps on rising. In fact, medical care Read More
Is McDonalds Betraying our Kids by Barraging them with Junk Food Ads?
We worry so much about the many dangers to our children, like drugs and pedophiles and violence. But we often take for granted what might very well be the largest danger of all to our kids: the hundreds of Read More
Being Fat in America
We can, as a society, be astoundingly cruel to people who are obese. They might be creative, caring and hopeful people, but we don’t see that. Far too often, we see only their weight. What does it say Read More
Could Anyone Find This Animal Abuse Tolerable?
On August 21, 2012, the USDA shut down operations at Central Valley Meat Co. in Hanford, Calif. The facility, located at the center of California's dairy industry, slaughters California dairy cows when Read More
Chocolate’s Startling Health Benefits
The food police may find this hard to take, but eating chocolate can be good for you. People say it causes acne, that you should eat carob instead, that it’s junk food. But these accusations are not only Read More
Remembering Jack LaLanne
"Jack LaLannetowing 70 rowboats with seventy people on board for a mile and a half across Long Beach Harbor, all while handcuffed and with his feet shackled." Photo from: User:cargoman02 -- Jack Read More
