by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 19, 2017 | Agriculture
Organic Might Not Mean What You Think It Means Organic might not mean what you think it means. Recent data generated as part of the USDA’s Pesticide Data Program (PDP) shows that there are detectable, low level pesticide residues on organic fruits and...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 19, 2017 | Health, Pseudoscience, Science
Meet the chef who’s debunking detox, diets and wellness A few minutes into my encounter with the Angry Chef, I begin to wonder if his moniker might be ironic, like the big guy whose friends call him “Tiny”. On the basis of his excoriating blog...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 19, 2017 | Agriculture
A scientist didn’t disclose important data-and let everyone believe a popular weedkiller causes cancer Does a common herbicide cause cancer? Over the past several years, that question has stirred up no shortage of controversy, with international health agencies...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 15, 2017 | Agriculture
Glyphosate Vs. Caffeine: Acute and Chronic Toxicity Assessments Explained Please consider supporting Food and Farm Discussion Lab with an ongoing contribution of $1, $2, $3, $5 or $10 a month on Patreon. All contributors receive a subscription to our email newsletter...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 14, 2017 | Agriculture
More evidence that glyphosate does not cause cancer… The World Health Organization’s cancer agency says a common weedkiller is “probably carcinogenic.” The scientist leading that review knew of fresh data showing no cancer link – but he...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 12, 2017 | • Politics, Climate Change & Global Warming, Donald Trump
More On Thunderf00t… Thunderf00t is a somewhat controversial figure in the skeptical and Atheist communities and you can read about him in his RationalWiki profile and start to draw your own conclusions and opinions about him. Regradless of what you end up...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 9, 2017 | Brain Science, Health, Science
8 Sleep Experts on What to Do When You Can’t Turn Off Your Thoughts at Night Some nights, it’s like you can’t get your brain to shut up long enough for you to fall asleep. You’re mentally reviewing the day you just completed while also...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 9, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs
Let’s Stop Burying the Lede in the Organic vs Conventional Debate Please consider supporting Food and Farm Discussion Lab with an ongoing contribution of $1, $2, $3, $5 or $10 a month on Patreon. All contributors receive a subscription to our email newsletter...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 9, 2017 | Climate Change & Global Warming, Energy
When Indian Point is replaced by natural gas, radioactive emissions will increase by 50%, CO2 by 40x New York Governor Andrew Cuomo must have been very happy last week when he announced that the two nuclear reactors at Indian Point Energy Center in Westchester County...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 6, 2017 | Agriculture
Apples to Oranges: Why Crops Thrive Where They Do – CommonGround Apples to Oranges: Why Crops Thrive Where They Do Jennie is a Maryland farmer. She is also a registered dietitian who speaks about food and farming systems, sustainability and family farms. Drive...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 6, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Farm Babe: When farming ends a friendship | AGDAILY In life, there are times when no matter what we say or do, some folks will never see eye to eye with you on a certain topic. (Hello 2016 election?) But it’s important to stay kind to one another. It’s OK...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 4, 2017 | Alternative Medicine, Health, Pseudoscience, Science, Science Based Medicine, What I'm Reading
I got in a FaceBook discusion (an argument) about the effectiveness of Chiropractic the other day when I posted a video of Dr Stephen Novella where he takes it down and I called it “Chiro-quackery” and at best it might be considered physical therapy and/or overpriced...
