Sometimes, we all feel like the world is going to end, especially when watching the news. Armageddon looks to be right around the corner, and the Zombie Apocalypse seems all too certain, especially given the recent Ebola outbreaks. It’s natural to react with fear. In times like these, you might be tempted to lock the doors, check the ammo and food stores, and make sure all your guns are in
Modern technology has made food cheaper, more transportable, pathogen resistant, and even amusing. Still, many manufactured foods contain little nutritional value, and produce markets around the globe continue to become increasingly geographically homogeneous. Food industrialization creates an ongoing slew of ethical dilemmas regarding animal health and wellness. Micro technology may provide solutions once only possible in science fiction. Accordingly, recent research suggests that cell culturing may eliminate the need for factory meat
There once was an alligator named Chauncey who lived in a swamp near a mango tree. Every day Chauncey looked up at the mangoes that grew in the tree over his head, watching them turn brilliant yellow and orange colors as they ripened. The birds told Chauncey that the fruit was the best they had ever tasted, and the more they boasted of their ability to fly up and taste
Gary, the psychologist, waited for me to get settled in my chair. I had been dreading this session all week. In our first session, my mother and father told Gary about the first fifteen years of my life. How they had provided for me, sacrificed to give me a Catholic education, and fulfilled all my material wants. And how I had repaid them by stealing my mother’s Valium, Darvon, and
Since the turn of the century, Colorado mining has left thousands of gallons of toxic, waste-filled sludge to rot and destroy the environment. Many mines in Colorado were abandoned due to improper permitting and usage. These shafts are leaking and negatively impacting the environment. Leaking sludge contains damaging, heavy metals that are slowly polluting river systems, contaminating soil, and scarring the world in which we live. The Environmental Protection Agency
