This is the publication day for Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat. I will be speaking at 5:00 at NYU’s Fales Library, 3rd Floor (Washington Square South at La Guardia Place). My brief talk will be followed by a Q and A and a reception. Come celebrate with me!
This is a conversation with Paul Greenberg on “Food Fights: Covering Disputed Science About Food and Nutrition.” It’s 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, 7th Floor Commons, 20 Cooper Square. More information is here. It will be live webcast online at 6:30 at journalism.nyu.edu/kc. Greenberg’s latest book is The Omega Principle.
I am speaking at the 5th European Conference of Science Journalists in a session on how journalists should report conflicts of interest in research. The conference is at Hôtel du Département, 1 Boulevard de la Marquette. The schedule is here. I’m in the closing plenary at 5:20 p.m. “How should we talk about conflict of interest?” Moderator: Martin Enserink, European news editor for Science magazine.
This is a lecture for the Lee Honors College’s Lyceum Lecture Series on “Food for All: Sustainable Practices, Community Access, and Nutrition.” The lecture is at 6:30 p.m. followed by a reception. Chenery Auditorium, 714 South Westnedge Ave.
My daughter Rebecca is Cultural Program Manager at Grace Cathedral where she manages, among other things, the Sunday morning Forum on Faith, Ethics, and Culture. I’m doing a talk on Unsavory Truth at 9:30 a.m. Details here.
I’m keynoting a conference to launch the UCSF Library’s new Food Documents Collection, which houses documents I used in my research, among others. It’s a morning conference, 8:30-12:00, at UCSF’s Laurel Heights Auditorium, 3333 California St. Suite 265. Details about the other panelists and the conference are here.
This is a talk and book-signing for Unsavory Truth: How the Food Industry Skews the Science of What We Eat (Basic Books, October 30). 7:00 p.m. at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW. Information is here.
This will be a conversation with former FDA Commissioner David Kessler and other speakers about how diet-related chronic diseases are driving up heath care costs. Washington Post Live, program called Health 202 Live, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., 1301 K St. NW. Information about the event and the other speakers is here. To register, click here.
Join Health Affairs for a virtual conversation between me and Angela Odoms-Young of Cornell University discussing the evolution of US food and nutrition policy, the current policy landscape, and thoughts on what lies ahead. It’s at 1:00 p.m. EDT. To join the Webinar, click here.