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What the Rise of Techno-Humanitarianism Means For Crisis-Hit Communities Across the Globe

What the Rise of Techno-Humanitarianism Means For Crisis-Hit Communities Across the Globe

Jean-Martin Bauer on the Use of Technology to Resolve Global Hunger and Food Insecurity

By Jean-Martin Bauer | June 26, 2024

A Betrayal of Instinct: What Happens to Human Body When It Stops Eating

A Betrayal of Instinct: What Happens to Human Body When It Stops Eating

John Oakes on the Scientific and Biological Processes Behind Fasting

By John Oakes | February 26, 2024

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"It is a wise book, for the way it is full of the sorts of mistakes people make and cannot take back."

By Alexander Chee | September 25, 2023

Roxane Gay on How She Arrived at Herself

Roxane Gay on How She Arrived at Herself

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By Talk Easy | July 25, 2023

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Sallie Tisdale on the Manipulative Tactics of Reality TV and Tone-Deaf Food Challenges

By Sallie Tisdale | October 20, 2021

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