Message to children and young adults: Don’t believe the hype that you are hearing from Extinction Rebellion and the like. Rather than going on strike or just worrying, take the time to learn something about the science of climate change. The IPCC reports are a good place to start; for a critical perspective on the IPCC, Climate Etc. is a good resource.
Climate change — man made and/or natural — along with extreme weather events, provide reasons for concern. However, the rhetoric and politics of climate change have become absolutely toxic and nonsensical.
In the mean time, live your best life. Trying where you can to lessen your impact on the planet is a worthwhile thing to do. Societal prosperity is the best insurance policy that we have for reducing our vulnerability to the vagaries of weather and climate.
Author: SupremeCmdr
Plants emit ultrasonic distress screams when stressed — Science Chronicle
Researchers at Tel-Aviv University have found plants making airborne emission of ultrasound screams when subjected to stress. They suspect that the sounds are generated by a process called cavitation. The sound may be alerting other plants nearby. Researchers have for the first time found evidence of plants making airborne emission of ultrasound screams when subjected […]
via Plants emit ultrasonic distress screams when stressed — Science Chronicle
Wow.
Is Artisanal Fake Meat the Next Trend?
The company’s chopped “chicken” is made with pea and wheat protein, herbs such as sage and thyme, and salt and pepper, without preservatives, additives, or artificial flavors or colors. “I think that in the plant-based category, there’s so much innovation and so much excitement going around with what we can develop in a lab and what science can really add to the category,” Song says. “But at the end of the day, this is ‘We’re in the food space,’ and I think people are forgetting that this needs to be food.”
Still. Not. Meat.
Read the entire article and decide for yourself.
Why do you need food that pretends to be something other than what it is?
Spike in Death Rates in Young Adults Minnesota
That hasn’t escaped the notice of Dan Dahl, of Dahl Funeral Home in East Grand Forks and the former president of the Minnesota Funeral Directors Association.
“The older I get, the younger everyone else gets. I’m 59, and it used to be when I was 35, 35-year-olds didn’t die, it seemed like. It kind of sticks out now the older you get,” he said. “We’re not supposed to be burying our kids, our kids are supposed to be burying us.”
Read the source article at this link.
Long-term weight loss is achievable and reduces the risk of death — Nutritional Revolution
Reading Time: 3 minutes A common refrain of Health At Any Size people is that, “But only 5% of people achieve sustained weight loss!” Then follows the suggestion that, therefore, nobody should try to achieve sustained weight loss. This 5% figure is a fiction, as one can see from scientific reviews of the research literature.…
via Long-term weight loss is achievable and reduces the risk of death — Nutritional Revolution
Burger King’s Impossible Whoppers are Meat Adjacent! – Updated 12.15.19
A vegan is suing Burger King because its Impossible Whoppers are meat adjacent
Somehow none of this makes any sense to me.
Update 12.15.19
And it doesn’t make any sense to VegNews either.
Personal Purity and the Vegan Politics of a Shared Burger Grill
Every vegan who is connected to the internet knows about the shared grill situation, and if you’re not comfortable with it, then don’t eat at those restaurants. It’s that simple.
Nicole Axworthy is the News Editor of VegNews and author of DIY Vegan who is an imperfect human but still 100-percent vegan.
The Cheapest Places To Rent An Apartment In The U.S.
The Cheapest Places To Rent An Apartment In The U.S.
Just another post in a sporadic series of posts on why I like Oklahoma.
Earlier posts are here and here.
You just have to get used to the weather.
The GMO Problem in Fake Burgers
For starters if you need a primer on fake burgers read the following Epicurious article:
Everything You’ve Ever Wondered About Meatless Meat, Explained
And for the GMO angle read the article below:
Earth Watch: It’s Not the Cow, It’s the “How”
While at the grocery store I saw these in the refrigerated section next to the beef.
Photo: courtesy of VegNews.
Earlier this year a veggie magazine got pretty pumped about this meat free burger (see link below).
World’s Largest Pork Producer Launches Plant-Based Breakfast Patties, Burgers, and Meatballs
But with nary a word on the downsides.
Of course I picked up the package despite the pricey price tag of $6.99 for two patties. The list of ingredients was too long to read. My mind immediately said “highly processed” and I skipped the list. Instead my eyes saw the deeply discounted price of $0.99. Ninety nine cents. Less than a buck. I didn’t buy any. No one else in the store seemed to be buying any either.
An earlier post of mine focused on meat alternatives in fast foods. My conclusion was and is fast food is fast food whether prepared with meat or with a meat alternative.
For the moment this is still a free country (I live in the US). I am not going to tell anyone what to buy or what to eat. I’ve eaten both of the leading brands of bleeding plant based meatless burgers. Both tasted fine but after digging in a little deeper I won’t be buying or eating any more of these plant based bleeders from any major corporation.
It’s better to make your own veggie burgers.
IMPORTANT – Please Read CDC Update
As of October 22, 2019, a total of 1,604 cases of EVALI, including 34 deaths, were reported to CDC. Based on data collected as of October 15, 2019, use of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing products in the 3 months preceding symptom onset was reported by 86% of patients. The median age of EVALI patients who survived was 23 years, and the median age of EVALI patients who died was 45 years.
What does cable news do to your brain?
What does cable news do to your brain? A neurosurgeon explains.
The availability of up to the minute information, presented 24/7/365, could assist a democratic society in making the best choices in determining its future. That was the promise of cable news. Unfortunately, cable news has fallen short of its potential and has led to the further polarization of America. More than that, it has changed the way your brain works.
Does cable news change how your brain works?
Possibly. But I take no chances. I don’t watch cable news networks.
Daddy always told me you go to college so that they can teach you how to think.
Unfortunately nowadays institutions of higher “education” teach the young what to think, not how to think.
Think about this for a while.
If you can.
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