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Asterisk is a print and digital journal of writing and clear thinking about things that matter.
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This is a story about science, academia, bureaucratic maneuvering, ambition, politics, capitalism, the “deep state,” secret emails, and slippery ethical slopes. And also alcohol. Read in the latest issue of Asterisk.
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The Green Revolution saved a billion lives, but left a legacy of homogenous diets and distorted agricultural markets. What impact has that had on global health — and how can we move forward? of speaks to Asterisk magazine.
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If you'd like to learn more about the types of tofu produced in China, has a list with photos, descriptions, and links here: brokencuisine.com/a_list_of_almo
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Exploding-juice tofu, stinky tofu, frozen tofu, the tofu dumpling of love. George Stiffman (@brokencuisine) writes about tofu - but probably not the tofu you're thinking of. asteriskmag.com/issues/2/ameri
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How many people die from nutrition misinformation? takes a stab at an answer. It's a tall order. You have to define misinformation, figure out how much there is, and then translate that to bad food decisions and, ultimately, disease and death.
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Thought-provoking article by . As a researcher, I regularly face the challenge of ensuring press releases and articles about my papers are accurate. I now write most press releases myself. Social media posts about my articles are often inaccurate.
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In my interview with Asterisk Magazine I argue that staple grain fundamentalism is constraining our ability to transition to a healthy food system.
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The Green Revolution saved a billion lives, but left a legacy of homogenous diets and distorted agricultural markets. What impact has that had on global health — and how can we move forward? @prabhupingali of @TataCornell speaks to Asterisk magazine. asteriskmag.com/issues/2/beyon
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The Green Revolution saved a billion lives, but left a legacy of homogenous diets and distorted agricultural markets. What impact has that had on global health — and how can we move forward? of speaks to Asterisk magazine.
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In 1815, the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history led to harvest failures across the globe. Today, a nuclear winter could bring the global food system crashing down. How can we prepare now to feed the world in the aftermath of a catastrophe?
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This is a story about science, academia, bureaucratic maneuvering, ambition, politics, capitalism, the “deep state,” secret emails, and slippery ethical slopes. And also alcohol. Read in the latest issue of Asterisk.
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It's been 10 years since the first live tasting of a #cultivatedmeat burger. discusses the main challenges as the industry enters the next phase of scaling production, which will likely take several years to begin to solve.
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This article is one of the more important things I've written. It's about nutrition misinformation. ▶️What it is ▶️How widespread it is ▶️Where it comes from ▶️Why people believe it ▶️How, and how much, it harms us
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We lack good data on the public health burden of nutrition misinformation, but it could be as high as road injuries or gun violence. Read on the roots of nutrition misinformation, how to estimate its impact, and what we can do to combat it.
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