Econ o’Food potluck 2016 — a table of delights
Our fourth annual Econ o’Food potluck was last night, the biggest ever and great fun. This year we had prizes
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Orientation week: Hello! (And Sustainability Questions)
New students at the Friedman School have just arrived, and students everywhere are thinking hard about a lot of things.
Read moreMidterms done? Let’s eat!
A fun feature of NUTR 238 is our annual econ-of-food potluck dinner, to celebrate the privileges of modern food culture.
Read moreA shiny new year ahead
It’s January 2nd, time to get ready for the year’s firehose of food-related news and data. Our daily challenge is
Read moreLeast-cost breakfasts?
The least-cost diet exercise we just did in class is beautifully illustrated by the gorgeous NYT magazine article about kids’
Read moreFood values: Fresh and local! Exotic and convenient!
On the T this week, just before the start of new school year studying food choices, I just loved seeing
Read moreThinking like an economist… about grocery stores
One good opportunity to improve public health is in grocery stores, as psychologists and economists work together to help retailers
Read moreThinking like an economist… about nutrition in pregnancy
I like to listen to podcasts when I run, mostly fun stuff from Slate and the BBC, also stories (both true and fictional) and sometimes great lectures. If you
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