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Jess Brooks in Science and Innovation

Apr 15, 2019

“When Celebrities Talk Science”

“It’s not entirely surprising to see Deschanel — a mid-2000s hipster icon perhaps best known for her role in the Fox sitcom “New Girl” — suddenly talking about food mileage and azodicarbonamide. As many celebrities have discovered, the combination of wellness culture…

Jess Brooks in Science and Innovation

Sep 22, 2018

“Please Don’t Panic Over the Chemicals in Your Mac and Cheese”

“Detecting phthalates in all but one of the samples is one thing. Far more important is how much of the substance the researchers found. (Toxicologists have a saying: The dose makes the poison.) And what matters still more…

Jess Brooks in Science and Innovation

Sep 18, 2018

“Is Fat Killing You, or Is Sugar?”

“When, in my forties, my cholesterol level rose to 242–200 is considered the upper limit of what’s healthy — I embarked on a regimen that restricted fatty foods (and also cut down on carbohydrates). Six months later, having shed ten pounds, I rechecked my level. It was…

Jess Brooks in Science and Innovation

Jul 13, 2018

“A Race to Save the Orange by Altering Its DNA”

“Oranges are not the only crop that might benefit from genetically engineered resistance to diseases for which standard treatments have proven elusive. And advocates of the technology say it could also help provide food for a fast-growing…

Jess Brooks in Science and Innovation

Jul 6, 2018

“What’s in This?: Doritos Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips”

“5) Cheddar Cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes): The bread-and-butter of nacho-flavored Doritos, this cheddar cheese isn’t any different from your average processed cheeses, despite containing suspicious-sounding ingredients…

Jess Brooks in Science and Innovation

Dec 22, 2017

“Evidence for Absolute Moral Opposition to Genetically Modified Food in the United States”

“the scientific consensus is that genetically modified crops are no more dangerous than conventionally bred alternatives. For example, the American Association for the…

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Jess Brooks in Science and Innovation

Nov 1, 2017

“Food tech is just men rebranding what women have done for decades”

“Almost all Silicon Valley food innovation is just rebranding what women have been doing for decades. There’s nothing inherently different about Soylent from SlimFast at all. And yet SlimFast is low-brow, funny…

Jess Brooks in Science and Innovation

Apr 1, 2017

“Seeds of Doubt”

“Hundreds of millions of people, in twenty-eight countries, eat transgenic products every day, and if any of Shiva’s assertions were true the implications would be catastrophic. But no relationship between glyphosate and the diseases that Shiva mentioned has been discovered. Her claims were based…

Jess Brooks in Science and Innovation

Aug 26, 2016

“RNA Spray Could Make GMOs Obsolete”

“Instead of modifying the crop’s genes, they’ve sprayed RNA that shuts down a gene the insects need to survive directly onto the crops. When the beetles eat the plant, the ingested RNA will eventually cause them to die through inhibiting the necessary gene…

Jess Brooks in Science and Innovation

May 17, 2016

“How Junk Food Can End Obesity”

“If the most-influential voices in our food culture today get their way, we will achieve a genuine food revolution. Too bad it would be one tailored to the dubious health fantasies of a small, elite minority. And too bad it would largely exclude the obese masses, who would…