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Every year, wild and farmed fish are killed in great numbers to feed humanity. A new study discovers that some of the fish suffer between two to twenty minutes of intense pain, once they are ...
From the daily newsletter: a conversation about drugs, God, and science. Plus: the new official language of the U.S.; “Salome,” perverted.
Once they deboarded the plane and passed through TSA, the couple showed the officers the turtle skull, which they acknowledged was illegal to have in their possession, Fish and Wildlife said.
Michael J. Fox Says Wife Tracy Pollan Has ‘The Sweetest Eyes I’ve Ever Seen’ in Throwback Valentine’s Day Post The couple, who met on the set of 'Family Ties' in 1985, have been married ...
More recently, Pollan's interest in plants led him into the world of mind-altering psychedelics. In How To Change Your Mind; What The New Science Of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, ...
Zinger Key Points Pollan supports Kennedy's food system critiques but opposes his nomination for HHS due to vaccine stance and policy risks. He fears RFK Jr.'s anti-science views could harm the ...
The English professor and science journalist Michael Pollan sat down with Fifteen Minutes to talk about his research on food, psychedelics, and consciousness. By Yasmeen A. Khan October 4, 2024 ...
Pollan’s early books, including The Omnivore's Dilemma and The Botany Of Desire, provoked a national conversation about the wonder of plants, what we eat, and where our food comes from. They also ...
Michael Pollan has been investigating how US farmers grow plants and raise livestock for 17 years. As a result of what he's seen, he has changed his diet in a few key ways. When he shops for wheat ...
A four-year-old boy thought he had discovered a “monster” when he spotted this frightening fish skull on the beach. Fabian Ashton found the sharp-toothed remains of the sea creature while ...
Michael Pollan's "Food, Inc. 2" focuses on the negative health impacts of ultra-processed foods. But even Pollan has his indulgences. Potato chips are his guilty-pleasure snack of choice.
Best-selling authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser on why they needed to make a sequel to the groundbreaking 2008 documentary Food, Inc.