A Case for a Plant-Based Diet

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“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” This is the opening line of Michael Pollan’s acclaimed 2008 manifesto, In Defense of Food. In an era where anyone with access to an electronic device is bombarded with competing opinions on what diet is the healthiest, the best way to lose weight, the most ethical, paleo, keto, […]

What the World Can Learn from the Rio Olympics

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While the 2016 Summer Olympics kicked off in Rio last Friday amid the usual fanfare, it was also accompanied by an uncomfortable knowledge that it would be unlike its precedent events in London and Beijing. Under five million of the 6.1 million available tickets were sold, with stadiums for popular events such as beach volleyball […]