Check out this article from Grist: http://www.grist.org/article/2009-09-08-big-foods-smart-choices-label-raises-eyebrows-at-the-fda/ highlights include: 1. A discussion of government dietary guidelines “that allow you to eat Froot Loops and M&Ms for breakfast, a cheeseburger for lunch and 3 slices of pepperoni pizza for dinner” 2. the cynicism-inducing news that the FDA’s food safety advisor, Mike Taylor, used to be an [...]
goofy news from the BBC
“Girls ‘born with fear of spiders’ “ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8237691.stm I originally read this article in Spanish, where the headline reads “Temerosas por naturaleza” or “[Women] afraid of nature” http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/ciencia_tecnologia/2009/09/090904_2314_aranas_mujeres_miedo_gm.shtml The general response has been “w t f.” Does anyone else think this just sounds like bad science? For example, maybe the babies looked at the picture [...]
