I’m giving the opening keynote address at this meeting at 4:15 p.m. It’s also online. For information, registration, and online access, click here.
My talk: “The Elements: Food, Nutrition, Health & Politics, 2025 Style.”
You might think that eating is one of those things that comes naturally, but for the next three weeks I’m going to be posting books telling us how. Here’s the first:
Bee Wilson speaks from experience. She once was a picky eater bordering on having an eating disorder. Simply eating when hungry and stopping when full is a challenge for many of us. Wilson explores how food preferences are acquired or made and how culture and environment turn biological needs into obesity-promoting hazards. Her advice boils down to aphorisms, for example: