If you've been in science media for any length of time, there are two arguments you will hear invoked to support almost any questionable position; that Einstein did his best work while he was a patent clerk and that Galileo was oppressed by the Catholic Church.One of those is wrong; Galileo was not actually oppressed by a Church, he was really oppressed by fellow scientists(1) , the Pope was...
read moreIs food safety a contentious election issue? The Center for Food Safety and the Center for Environmental Health say changes to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) have been held up in review, much like the administration did with the Keystone XL project from 2009-2011, in hopes of delaying new rules until after the November election. And they are suing over...
read moreMillennials, depending on who you ask, are up to 34 years old and have their own children but they still seem to like shopping for food at gas stations so food companies are scrambling to create packaging that appeals to them.Exit cans, enter microwaveable soup bags. And they want it to be healthy, microwaved food.How do you make the same old soup seem healthier? You put it in a carton...
read moreJoe DiMaggio was a great player. He holds the record for hits in consecutive games (56) and he had only 8 more strikeouts than homeruns. He also married Marilyn Monroe. In his older days, he sold Mr. Coffee automatic drip machines on TV.Now he is getting a coffee of his very own; Joltin' Joe, a carbonated espresso drink courtesy of AriZona, which is actually located in Long Island,...
read moreNestlé, the world's largest food company, says the UN, the US and EU are all wrong on activist-created biofuel targets. As everyone who is not an environmental activist predicted, subsidies for biofuels have led to worse emissions to go along with looming food shortages and price rises.Under current US laws, 40% of US corn must be used to make biofuels even though droughts have reduced crop...
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