Food animals are given substances to maximize weight-gain (or milk-production) per unit feed. How much of these substances comes through in our food, and affects us? Most food animals have miserable lives, with inevitable biochemical consequences. What substances produced by their stress-altered chemistry come through and affect us? Plants are bred but for easy harvesting, appearance, shelf life, and pest resistance––not nutrition and flavor. Pests too seek flavor and nutrition, so these are… read more →
Based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee. A fascinating and clear overview of the history of cancer, theories, and and its treatment.
Lewis tracks the history of the subprime mortgage meltdown and our continuing recession and inflation. His clear thinking and articulate writing are uniformly insightful and interesting. Most books today need editing, and begin well but deteriorate. This book is an exception.