Carolyn de la Peña, the author of Empty Pleasures, discusses diet foods, high fructose corn syrup, and what it would take to ditch artificial sweeteners. The Book Bench
Carolyn de la Peña, the author of Empty Pleasures, discusses diet foods, high fructose corn syrup, and what it would take to ditch artificial sweeteners. The Book Bench
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A Geodesic Dome Promises Fish from the Sky
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TED's Taboo: What's Too Controversial for the Hipster Confab?
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Billr: The App for Dining on a Budget (Without Annoying Your Friends)
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Debunking 'Green Living': Combatting Climate Change Requires Lifestyle Changes, Not Organic Products
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Infographic: Understanding Social Enterprise
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Billr: The App for Dining on a Budget (Without Annoying Your Friends)
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TED's Taboo: What's Too Controversial for the Hipster Confab?
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Next month, a new BBC science series will broadcast the death of an 84-year-old man. But should we show real death on TV?

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Help us get to the bottom of our wildly popular story about sodium bicarbonate.

It's time to have a broader conversation about crime in sports.

It’s time to recalibrate our lens to see the value in the long-term, and not be blinded by a myopic focus on only the here and now.

We get it, English majors are poor. But instead of following the money, shouldn't we be asking why our culture undervalues arts and humanities?
As tax day draws inexorably closer and closer, people become more and more focused on getting the most out of their returns. For those who have...
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Fat, poor and stupid bad at taking standardized tests. Congratulations, South Carolina, you win..
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Divine Chocolates is taking fair trade a step further and giving cocoa farmers in West Africa ownership of the brand.

With the help of GOOD, Pepsi has given away over a million dollars a month for nearly a year to fund great ideas that move the world forward....

Where would Americans be without sugar? Fair Trade labeling sweetens the opportunity for sustainability and better working conditions for workers.

Today's "Now and Then" takes a trip to the white, skinny worlds —and unrealistic expectations —of Sweet Valley High and Gossip Girl.