(Local farming / Smith_cl9) Did you know that 7% of American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows? Just kidding. That might be an inaccurate statistic due to the poorly designed survey, but reams of more accurate data actually show that many Americans are agriculturally illiterate. For instance, in 2011, only 56% of fourth [...]
Read MoreBerlin Marathon 2018 (Wikimedia Commons / C. Suthorn) As much as I wish I could say I enjoy running, the idea of voluntarily subjecting myself to shortness of breath for a long period of time is hardly appealing. For the burgeoning Chinese middle-class, however, distance running is the newest fad to grace the country. The [...]
Read More(Unsplash/Jessie McCall) The experience of genuine hospitality is a gift. To me, it is a formidable force. It’s more than the attention to detail and the welcoming smiles of the servers, or the quality of the food and the ambience of the restaurant. Done right, hospitality transcends social boundaries. But today, hospitality has been stained [...]
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Tunde Wey, Nigerian chef. (Emory Wheel/Ally Hom) For most people, trying to tackle the racial inequity in health care is a multi-faceted problem, complicated by numerous factors like race, socioeconomic status and inadequate accessibility. But for Tunde Wey, a Nigerian chef and founder of BabyZoos, his solution was simple: applesauce. Wey’s start-up company, BabyZoos, sells [...]
Read MoreThe Bradford Pear blossoming. (Creative Commons / Mangrove Mike) Since the pandemic started, people have been walking more than ever, craving the fresh air and relishing maskless time outdoors. My mom and I are among this newly created cohort of walkers. But with the start of spring, we noticed a new, pungent smell akin to [...]
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