1 in 10 Americans say they don't eat meat – a growing share of the population

Plentiful meat substitutes might be making plant-based diets more popular.

Courtney Bir, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University • conversation
March 1, 2022 ~4 min

How to swap meat for nutritious alternatives – and why it's a good thing to do

Eating more plant-based foods is great for your health, for farm animals and the environment.

Shirley Hinde, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Feb. 22, 2022 ~8 min


The meat paradox: how your brain wrestles with the ethics of eating animals

Psychologists have described a ‘meat paradox’ in the minds of meat-eating animal lovers.

Magdalena Zawisza, Associate Professor/Reader in Gender and Advertising Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 11, 2022 ~6 min

How your brain wrestles with the ethics of eating animals

Psychologists have described a ‘meat paradox’ in the minds of meat-eating animal lovers.

Magdalena Zawisza, Associate Professor/Reader in Gender and Advertising Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 11, 2022 ~6 min

Our meat obsession is destroying the planet – the solution is to change how we see animals

Learning from Indigenous cultures to treat animals as more than just food sources could help us combat the climate crisis.

Colin Samson, Professor of Sociology and Indigenous Peoples, University of Essex • conversation
Feb. 9, 2022 ~6 min

1 food swap could cut your carbon footprint by 48%

"People can make a significant difference in their carbon footprint with very simple changes—and the easiest one would be to substitute poultry for beef."

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
Jan. 13, 2022 ~5 min

Meat and dairy gobble up farming subsidies worldwide, which is bad for your health and the planet

Vegetables, fruits and legumes are nutritious and sustainable – but subsidies overwhelmingly neglect them.

Marco Springmann, Senior Researcher, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 ~6 min

Meat and dairy gobble up farming subsidies worldwide – it's bad for your health and the planet

Vegetables, fruits and legumes are good for you and the planet – but subsidies overwhelmingly neglect them.

Marco Springmann, Senior Researcher, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 ~6 min


Diners more likely to choose a vegetarian option when 75% of the menu is meat-free – new research

Menus that are three-quarters vegetarian help meat eaters choose more climate-friendly options, a tactic that restaurants could use to help fight climate change.

Beth Parkin, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Westminster • conversation
Dec. 13, 2021 ~6 min

Engineer outlines ‘Biofabrication’ in Harvard talk

The author and MIT professor Ritu Raman discussed the promise and ethical challenges of a lab-shaped future.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
Nov. 16, 2021 ~6 min

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