My TEDx Talk, "The American Diet: a Historical Perspective"

On October 21st, I spoke at the Harvard Food Law Society's TEDx conference, Forum on Food Policy.  The conference kicked off with three talks on nutrition, by Drs. Walter Willett, David Ludwig and myself.  My talk is only 17 minutes long as per TED format, but it's packed with research on both quantitative and qualitative changes in the US diet over the last two centuries.  It contains surprises for almost anyone, and I can guarantee...

My favorite Google easter eggs

Teaching prep is killing me this semester, so I think it's time for cheap thrills. Here are my favorite Google easter eggs:1) Search for "do a barrel roll"2) Search for "tilt" (or "askew")3) Search for "anagram"4) Search for "recursion"The last one is my favorite. More to come in t-minus 53 da...

did y'all watch the super bowl??  i don't think i watched one bit of the game or the commercials...i'm not going to lie, football's not really my cup of tea but i do enjoy the social aspect of it!! hope y'all have a great start to your week!*images found h...

I should be so lucky to dream this big.

So there we were, running with Iris Cooper and I asked what she had planned for her next big ultra event. Well she said this year she was putting the Badwater 135 off till next year, so she can visit her parents in Switzerland. But she noticed a new ultra event just listed in Switzerland and she will probably do this while making the visit with her family.The Swiss Iron Trail is a 201 Km trail race,...