9 days ago
deusx : Sarah Palin Turkey Incident: Does TV Interview While Turkeys Are Slaughtered In The Background (VIDEO) - I'm definitely not a Palin fan, but this non-story is stupid. I'm squeamish about it, but how the hell do you think the turkey gets on the table? I bet reactions to turkey slaughter help divide people into tribes even better than "You betc
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nelson : King Corn - Great documentary film about corn production in the US
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36 month ago
Linkorama : Farm Subsidy - Welcome to www.farmsubsidy.org, where you can find out who gets what from the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy. This is a collaborative project bringing together journalists and activists from more than ten European countries. The purpos
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39 month ago
plasticbag : 'Proof' our brains are evolving - a really interesting BBC News piece on genes associated with acculturation.. - "The microcephalin variant appeared along with the emergence of traits such as art and music, religious practices and sophisticated tool-making techniques, which date back to about 50,000 years ago."
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42 month ago
deusx : The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race - "In particular, recent discoveries suggest that the adoption of agriculture, supposedly our most decisive step toward a better life, was in many ways a catastrophe from which we have never recovered."
jkottke : Jarad Diamond calls agriculture "the worst mistake in the history of the human race" - "With the advent of agriculture [the] elite became better off, but most people became worse off".
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