Covering “agricultural issues” is a pretty random grab bag of loosely-related topics. At present, I’m reading up on issues as varied and interwoven as dairy consumption in India, recent research on intermittent caloric restriction, and African Swine Fever. Two such random topics got me thinking over the weekend about how we, particularly in the developed […]
It’s no secret that corporate travel ain’t what it used to be. From the ever-shrinking seats to the increasing number of cancellations and delays, airline travel is not the glamorous adventure the movies of our youth made it out to be, and too many miles away from home and family are, as it turns out, […]
A while back, a friend asked me to recommend some great podcasts. Since I’m an old broadcaster at heart, he theorized, I’d surely have some solid subscriptions to suggest. Sound theory, but I listen to a surprisingly small number of podcasts. They can be summarized this way: one about wrestling (college and freestyle, not WWE), […]
One of the most frustrating paradoxes in the modern age is the obesity epidemic: We know more about food, nutrition, physical activity and human health than at any previous point in recorded history, and more people are obese – even morbidly obese – than at any previous point in recorded history. The internet is awash […]
The old saying was “if it bleeds, it leads,” and that truism holds in the age of digital and social media. Consider the past weekend’s “March for Life” as a relevant example: according to the New York Times, mass shootings make up only 1% of gun-related homicide deaths, but draw round-the-clock coverage due to the shocking, […]
As a broadcaster and professional speaker, I’ve moderated quite a few panel discussions over the years. Last night I hosted an especially interesting one on behalf of the Animal Welfare & Behavior Club at The Ohio State University. “Food for Thought” was billed as “an open discussion on food animal production,” and designed to expose […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Americans, as a population, are too fat, and obesity is one of the greatest challenges facing us as a society. Oh, you’ve heard that, too, huh? The “obesity epidemic” situation is significant enough that military leaders face a growing challenge (pardon the pun) in finding enough recruits […]
