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This Day in History: It’s A Jungle Out There (And In Here)
Uber muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair died 40 years ago today. Those worried about the current state of food production may turn to new industry bibles Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s Dilemma. But long before Eric Schlosser and Michael Pollan rifled, or could rifle for that matter, through the country’s proverbial pantries and kitchens, Sinclair [...]
Nobel Prize Committee Members Not Always Noble
October marks the advent of autumn* and the approach of Halloween. But since 1901, it’s also heralded the annual announcement of Nobel Prize winners.
The five categories under the prize umbrella are those of peace, chemistry, physics, physiology and medicine and literature.
This year, Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday, the Nobel committee awarded the prize for physiology [...]
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