Rachel Laudan

Dangerous and under-informed recommendations. American veterinarians on the Pew Report

By Rachel Laudan August 27, 2009 Oddities and Things that Don't Fit 6 Comments

“Both in substance and in approach, therefore, the Pew report contains significant flaws and major dalliances from both science and reality. These missteps lead to dangerous and under-informed recommendations about…

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The Cookery Book of the Kandyan Palace

By Rachel Laudan August 26, 2009 Food History 16 Comments

A couple of years ago I came across this post and this follow up by S. Pathiravitane, a Sri Lankan journalist, writing for Living Heritage, an organization dedicated to preserving…

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Two Great Deserts: Sonora and Arabia Deserta

By Rachel Laudan August 21, 2009 Food History, Globalization Then and Now, Mexican Food 9 Comments

A couple of days ago I finally got around to reading Gary Nabhan’s book Arab/American.  I was entranced as Nabhan,  best known for his work on the ecology of the…

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