Word: speciesism
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Consumers seeking to avoid chemicals have turned to certified-organic beef in recent years, but often it is merely feedlot beef that is fed pesticide-free grain. Grass-fed advocates say such beef does not offer the improved fat profile and other benefits of pasture-raised cattle. A fight has...
One key consideration was Detroit's harsh winters. Although elephants can tolerate cold weather, standing on snow and ice increases the risk of slipping and falling. The only alternative was to have the animals spend most of the winter months indoors, where hard concrete led to foot problems and boredom...
When the history of our time is written 250 years from now, there’s not going to be a great deal that people are going to remember of what happened in this quarter century,” University President Lawrence H. Summers said at the inauguration of the...
During his five-year tenure, University President Lawrence H. Summers painted Allston’s future in broad brush strokes: a vision of green pastures and bustling city streets surrounding a hub devoted to interdisciplinary science research.Within the next 10 years—long after Summers is gone?...
Victoria E. Wobber ’05-’06 is this year’s winner of the Captain Jonathan Fay Prize, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study announced last week. Wobber, a biological anthropology concentrator, was selected “for her provocative thesis on the evolution...