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This Fast-Food-Loving, Organics-Hating Ivy League Prof Will Trick You Into Eating Better
Mother Jones: THE CHICKEN QUESADILLA GRANDE is calling to me. I am jet-lagged, starving, and fairly certain that a giant pile of melted cheese will dramatically improve my outlook on life. But right now, in
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Psychological Biases Play A Part In Vaccination Decisions
NPR: With the recent outbreak of measles originating from Disneyland, there’s been no shortage of speculation, accusation and recrimination concerning why some people won’t vaccinate their children. There’s also been some — but only some
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Fitness Trackers Only Help Rich People Get Thinner
The Atlantic: Last year I bought a Lumo Lift, a device that tracks calories and buzzes whenever its wearer slouches. I wore it for about two weeks, wrote an article about it, and put it in
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Ebola lapses show lab safety protocols should factor in human error
Los Angeles Times: Christmas Eve brought the unwelcome news that a lab worker at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have been exposed to the Ebola virus. It was the latest in a series
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Processing Speed Helps Determine Whether We Choose Carrots Over Chocolates
Every January, many people pledge to make healthier food choices a priority for the upcoming year—swapping out that slice of chocolate cake for a bag of carrot sticks. But, keeping that healthy eating resolution isn’t
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Pizza or Brussels sprouts? How we process food choices
Los Angeles Times: Do you lack self-control when it comes to food? If so, maybe you need to slow down a bit. At least that’s the suggestion of researchers who recently exposed a group of
