Are there enough mushroom eaters out there?

This week’s Economist reports that Alethia Vázquez-Morillas of the Autonomous Metropolitan University in Mexico City and her colleagues have found that cultivating the right type of mushroom on soiled nappies…

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Why No UNESCO Intangible Heritage Sites in the US?

The US has only about 20 UNESCO World Heritage sites and none whatever on the Intangible list.  Why is this? To begin with, it’s important to realize that these recognitions…

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Bread riots. Again. This Time in Ancient Egypt

Time. c.1198-1166 BCE in Egypt. Year 29, second month of winter, day 10. On this day the crew passed the five guard-posts [Medjay guarding the necropolis]. of the tomb saying: “We are…

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