| The Problem With Making Meat in a Factory |
[28 Sep 2015|09:57am] |
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http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/09/in_vitro_meat_probably_won_t_save_the_planet_yet.html The Industrial Revolution is sometimes described as the replacement of animal labor, fueled by agricultural inputs, with machine labor, fueled by industrial energy. In the early 20th century, tractors all but replaced horses and other work animals on American farms, rapidly industrializing food production. This transition reduced the cropland required to feed work animals: In 1913, an estimated 28 percent of all harvested acres were required to feed horses and mules. But it also increased fossil fuel consumption.
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| Please Just Shoot Me Now |
[28 Sep 2015|01:33pm] |
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http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2015/09/pharmacy_flu_vaccine_health_insurance_policies_should_cover_drug_store_shots.html A few weeks ago, I drove up to a Rite Aid pharmacy near my home in San Diego and saw large red signs affixed to lampposts that urged me in English and Spanish to get my flu shot today. “FLU SHOTS NOW AVAILABLE!” blared another sign taped to the glass entrance. “No appointment necessary. Free with most insurance.” Inside the store, flu vaccine tables were set up in two different locations with one-page forms to fill out and hand to the pharmacist. A pamphlet on the table yelled, “GET YOUR FLU SHOT TODAY.” Everywhere I turned, there was another banner or poster pleading with customers to roll up their sleeves and take the shot: “Because 63% of your friends didn’t;” “Because 39% of people don’t wash their hands after they sneeze;” “Because you can catch it from someone six feet away.”
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| The “Giving Tree” Bonus Segment |
[28 Sep 2015|08:27pm] |
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http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gabfest/2015/09/slate_s_political_gabfest_extra_bidding_farewell_to_john_boehner.html Last week, Speaker of the House John Boehner announced that he would resign from his post and leave Congress by the end of October. In this Slate Plus Political Gabfest extra, hosts Emily Bazelon, Jamelle Bouie, and David Plotz gather to talk about the Boehner’s last days, the party politics behind his emotional decision, and his resignation’s influence on the upcoming presidential election. Will Boehner’s emotional goodbye leave a clean slate for his successor, or will conservatives continue to call the shots?
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| The “Giving Tree” Bonus Segment |
[28 Sep 2015|08:27pm] |
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http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gabfest/2015/09/slate_s_political_gabfest_extra_bidding_farewell_to_john_boehner.html Last week, Speaker of the House John Boehner announced that he would resign from his post and leave Congress by the end of October. In this Political Gabfest extra, hosts Emily Bazelon, Jamelle Bouie, and David Plotz gather to talk about the Boehner’s last days, the party politics behind his emotional decision, and his resignation’s influence on the upcoming presidential election. Will Boehner’s emotional goodbye leave a clean slate for his successor, or will conservatives continue to call the shots?
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