Goodbye Crop Diversity
Here’s a picture from National Geographic showing a stunning decline in the genetic diversity of crops:

This is dangerous – diversity is key to avoiding crop failures from disease and pestilence.
Here’s a picture from National Geographic showing a stunning decline in the genetic diversity of crops:

This is dangerous – diversity is key to avoiding crop failures from disease and pestilence.
“Economics Behaving Badly” – The New York Times
A former student of mine who now works at the Advisory Board recently emailed me some figures her company put together, offering a snapshot of how many people are being hired in oncology practices to help patients with their financial concerns: I am very eager to see what these figures look like over the next…
“Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.” – Helen Keller (Click to view comments)
“Antibody tests might be deceptively dangerous. Blame the math.” – Washington Post
The percent of Americans without health insurance has dropped precipitously in the last few years, thanks in large part to the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare. This is especially true in those states that, in accordance with the law, expanded Medicaid eligibility. Here is a picture of some recent data: This is really good news,…
“How many calories are in my burrito? Improving consumers’ understanding of energy (calorie) range information” – Public Health Nutrition