Connecticut Makes History as First State to Pass GE Food Labeling Law

This week, Connecticut won the honor of becoming the first state to pass a law requiring genetically-engineered foods to be labeled.

Health effects are not my primary concern with GM food, as science has yet to clearly identify the risks of consuming it. The reason I oppose it is because companies like Monsanto, Syngenta, and Nestlé are lobbying to control our food supplies using proprietary GM products, and they have succeeded in part thus far because of crony capitalism. So thank you, Connecticut, for declaring the rights we all deserve as educated consumers.

Why Finnish babies sleep in boxes

For 75 years, Finland’s expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It’s like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world’s lowest infant mortality rates.

Imagining Positive Conversations Can Improve Cooperation

The next time you anticipate a conflict with someone, imagine that it will end well. This will increase the chance for everyone involved to reach a better outcome, especially you.

When individuals imagine positive conversations and positive outcomes in their relationships, they are more likely to believe in their plausibility, which prepares them to actually be more positive and cooperative in their real world relations.

In-Vitro meat: $325,000 lab-grown hamburger 'tastes reasonably good'

In-Vitro meat grown in a Dutch laboratory is still expensive, but “we can eat it and we survive.”

Questions For Barbara J. King, Author Of 'How Animals Grieve' : NPR

Do animals grieve? A new book says yes: While there’s little clinical research on animal grief, observation suggests that many animals, including ducks, cats, rabbits, horses and more, are capable of loving other animals, and grieving their loss.

Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion | Neuroscience News

Compassion, like physical and academic skills, appears to be something that is not fixed, but rather can be enhanced with training and practice.

Rebel Towns | The Nation

Call it municipal disobedience: communities like Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, are defying laws they deem illegitimate.