Category Archives: Society

JeromeCast Episode 64 The red meat scare or not

More about food on the Jeromecast. How do you feel about red meat? Do you eat too much? Are you worried about eating too much red meat, and what it will do to your body?

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JeromeCast Episode 63 Exploding hog foam

What is “hog foam” and why would it explode? Read that article to find out more, but here’s my take – this the law of unintended consequences. Mess with nature, and things happen.

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JeromeCast Episode 62 Pesticide resistant weeds will find a way FTW

Remember how in Jurassic Park, nature finds a way? if we could only step aside and trust in nature, life will find a way. Well, it turns out the same is true for weeds, and Monsanto is surprised by resistent … Continue reading

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JeromeCast Episode 61 Humans can cause earthquakes

Yes, I understand that we need alternate forms of energy and jobs in the USA, but what’s the risk of human activity in fracking? there is precedent: seismologists say that a 6.3 magnitude quake that struck India’s Maharashtra state in … Continue reading

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JeromeCast Episode 59 Undercover in a slaughterhouse

Check out this interview with a researcher who went undercover in a slaughterhouse. Now, I’m not a vegetarian (anymore) so I don’t know if I agree with the classification of the violence against animals mentioned in the article, but I … Continue reading

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JeromeCast Episode 58 Crazy TSA security

Can you think of anything that would contribute less to travel security than humiliating and violating a nursing mother’s privacy? Shame on the TSA…

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JeromeCast Episode 57 Spider violin strings

Is it OK to manipulate animals to get them to produce things that we need? Maybe yes, maybe no… What do you think?

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JeromeCast Episode 56 Everything is a remix

While I won’t go so far as to suggest that no ideas are original, we all get inspiration from other ideas. Check out the remix clips from The Matrix.

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JeromeCast Episode 55 Food for the future

Twice on food in one week on the Jeromecast…

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JeromeCast Episode 54 Farming without fear

Do you eat? My guess is that you do. I know I do. And I bet you want to continue to eat throughout your life. That means that someone, somewhere, has to be able to run a farm. Read this … Continue reading

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