Posts

May 13, 2013

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11:54 AM | Second Helpings: Recycling Cairo’s Food Waste

Forget about candy bars and potato chips–if current trends continue, the term “junk food” might have an entirely new meaning. In January, a report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers found that of the four billion tons of food produced globally, approximately half becomes waste. This figure can be attributed to several factors, including stringent [...]

January 23, 2013

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1:10 PM | Exploring the DromeDairy: Camels and Their Milk

Got camel milk? This may or may not be a strange question, depending on where in the world you live. Although camels and their milk are most commonly associated with the desert landscapes of the Middle East and North Africa, the camel’s origin can be traced back to the Protyplus, an animal similar in size [...]

August 08, 2012

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3:36 PM | Fava–the Magic Bean

A friend of mine once recounted his evening of clubbing after taking magic beans, describing them as transporting him to an entirely new place. I could see why he did it; if I was surrounded by adults sucking on pacifiers and hula hooping to techno beats, I’d want out of there, too. My preferred method [...]

March 23, 2012

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11:55 AM | Viral Videos and Infectious Disease–Healing in Northern Uganda

Invisible Children’s video, Kony 2012 recently went viral with over 100 million views, earning both praise and criticism from Ugandans. A vast amount of complexity surrounds the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), and it has been suggested to use the attention as a platform to raise awareness about another issue in the region, Nodding disease. It [...]

March 13, 2012

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4:21 PM | When Sparks Fly: Aphrodisiacs and the Fruit Fly

If your partner has ever given you anything like this… …or this… …you might be wondering things like: how am I supposed to react to this? Or, should I re-evaluate this relationship? Researchers have also asked questions regarding reactions and relationships when examining the connection between foods and sexual desire. Historically, sex, appetites and the [...]

October 31, 2011

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3:11 PM | Talk “Dirty” To Me: Blood, Purity, and Cuisine

Maybe it’s because of the recent popularity of True Blood and Twilight, but I’ve been thinking about blood consumption a lot lately. Not actually consuming it myself, but the act of blood consumption, and why it isn’t more common. You might say, “That’s easy–it’s because my meal doesn’t follow a long day of lion hunting.” [...]

October 03, 2011

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2:42 PM | Food Fights: Reconsidering Famine and War in the Horn of Africa

It seems there is a never ending cycle of war and famine throughout the Horn of Africa. As a child in the ‘80’s, I first heard about this issue while listening to “We Are The World”. Like millions of other people, I wanted to help. I thought I was doing my part by belting out [...]