The Big Question
How Safe is Your Food?
If you're eating while reading this, please come back later! Farmer Joel Salatin describes most modern industrial agricultural facilities as ideal environments for breeding pathogens and disease. Salatin blames backwards regulations and mockingly declares, "It's OK if we zap it with some radiation a thousand miles away out here at the food processing plant. That's food safety." Meanwhile, Eating Animals author Jonathan Safran Foer also speaks out against the inhumane conditions and inefficiencies of factory farming, revealing the marketing gimmick of 'free-range' eggs.
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TWO VIEWS: Salatin and Foer
Watch and share your thoughts with us.
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TECHNOLOGY
Did Twitter Really Play a Role in Egypt's Revolution?
Assessing the role of technology in unleashing protest movements.
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 POLITICS
How to Avoid Shutting Down U.S. Government on March 4th
OMB Chief Jacob Lew sees bipartisan commitment to avoid crippling budget impasse.
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NEW MEDIA
Your Brain on Social Media
The plasticity of this human organ and its ability to adapt to any situation.
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SCIENCE
The Secret Powers of Time
Philip Zimbardo on how individual perspectives affect our work and well-being.
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