Rachel Laudan @rachellaudan.bsky.social
@rachellaudan.bsky.social
Freelance these many years after quitting academia early (history and philosophy of science and technology,From Mineralogy to Geology); then food history (Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History). www.rachellaudan.com
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This ecosystem is described in my first book, Venerable Trees: History, Biology and Conservation in the Bluegrass. The hardcover is sold out but you can find good used copies. The digital version is available.
May 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This ecosystem is described in my first book, Venerable Trees: History, Biology and Conservation in the Bluegrass. The hardcover is sold out but you can find good used copies. The digital version is available.
Well, from very healthy to very unhealthy more or less overnight. What happened to me. Not important in the grand scheme of world events right now but a record I wanted to have.
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Three Cheers for Rollators, Oxygen Concentrators, the Internet, and Friends - Rachel Laudan
Twelve hours was all it took for my cat, Mittens, to discover how much she loved being rolled from room to room on my rollator, her new favorite perch. Apart…
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January 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Well, from very healthy to very unhealthy more or less overnight. What happened to me. Not important in the grand scheme of world events right now but a record I wanted to have.
www.rachellaudan.com/2025/01/thre...
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Thanks United Healthcare for once again denying my pain meds. I'm a cancer patient w a bad prognosis and in constant unmanageable pain, but just keep counting beans.
December 12, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Thanks United Healthcare for once again denying my pain meds. I'm a cancer patient w a bad prognosis and in constant unmanageable pain, but just keep counting beans.
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Unnatural stuff in food & livestock scares people way more than safety data reassures them.
Hence opposition to:
➡️ Irradiation
➡️ Genetic modification
➡️ Preservatives/additives
➡️ Artificial sweeteners
And now, Bovaer, a cattle feed additive that reduces methane.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hence opposition to:
➡️ Irradiation
➡️ Genetic modification
➡️ Preservatives/additives
➡️ Artificial sweeteners
And now, Bovaer, a cattle feed additive that reduces methane.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why has new additive Bovaer prompted people to throw Arla milk away?
The new additive aims to cut down on methane emissions from cows, but some have raised safety concerns.
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December 4, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Unnatural stuff in food & livestock scares people way more than safety data reassures them.
Hence opposition to:
➡️ Irradiation
➡️ Genetic modification
➡️ Preservatives/additives
➡️ Artificial sweeteners
And now, Bovaer, a cattle feed additive that reduces methane.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hence opposition to:
➡️ Irradiation
➡️ Genetic modification
➡️ Preservatives/additives
➡️ Artificial sweeteners
And now, Bovaer, a cattle feed additive that reduces methane.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What an unusual national meal is Thanksgiving (my annual reminder). Not showy, not reserved for politicians and diplomats, not an ox roast put on by civic fathers. Not an accident but by mid 19th century design. #foodhist www.rachellaudan.com/2023/11/amer...
American Thanksgiving as a republican meal, a repudiation of the high cuisine of monarchies - Rachel Laudan
For a national meal, Thanksgiving is really rather extraordinary. It is not a public event, it is not showy, it is a home-cooked meal of ordinary ingredients shared by the…
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November 26, 2024 at 3:43 PM
What an unusual national meal is Thanksgiving (my annual reminder). Not showy, not reserved for politicians and diplomats, not an ox roast put on by civic fathers. Not an accident but by mid 19th century design. #foodhist www.rachellaudan.com/2023/11/amer...
Mil gracias @jferrerbeltran
Una maravilla sobre la expansión de la cocina católica (española y portuguesa principalmente) en el mundo y el tránsito de materias primas y técnicas culinarias y de conservación de alimentos. Se la debemos a @rachellaudan.bsky.social: conversacionsobrehistoria.info/2024/11/23/g...
Gastronomía e imperio. La expansión mundial de la cocina católica de los imperios ibéricos, 1450-1650
Los viajes y la colonización entre los siglos XV y XVII conllevaron una primera forma de globalización no solo económica, sino también de la comida. Nuevos productos se desplazaron entre América, E…
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November 25, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Mil gracias @jferrerbeltran
Thanks for posting. I'm still hoping that someone will do a study of the Poor Clares as highly effective agents in the transmission of cuisine.
“Los jesuitas y la orden franciscana de las Hermanas Pobres de Santa Clara (las clarisas pobres) fueron tan importantes en la diseminación de la cocina católica como lo fueron los monjes para la cocina budista o los sufíes para la cocina islámica” by @rachellaudan.bsky.social
Gastronomía e imperio. La expansión mundial de la cocina católica de los imperios ibéricos, 1450-1650
Los viajes y la colonización entre los siglos XV y XVII conllevaron una primera forma de globalización no solo económica, sino también de la comida. Nuevos productos se desplazaron entre América, E…
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November 23, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Thanks for posting. I'm still hoping that someone will do a study of the Poor Clares as highly effective agents in the transmission of cuisine.
Many friends were surprised that at 80 years I went on a 2000-mile road trip. As I am pretty healthy, it seemed fine to me. You're the best judge of what you can do. But if you are tempted, here's what I did (and would have done years ago).
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How to Take a Solo Road Trip When You are 80 - Rachel Laudan
This is not my usual kind of posting. Many friends , though, were surprised (horrified?) that at 80 years of age I drove nearly 2000 miles from Lexington, Kentucky to…
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November 23, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Many friends were surprised that at 80 years I went on a 2000-mile road trip. As I am pretty healthy, it seemed fine to me. You're the best judge of what you can do. But if you are tempted, here's what I did (and would have done years ago).
www.rachellaudan.com/2024/11/how-...
www.rachellaudan.com/2024/11/how-...
Thanks so much @dranniegray.bsky.social. glad you included your work in this list. www.ucpress.edu/books/cuisin...
November 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Thanks so much @dranniegray.bsky.social. glad you included your work in this list. www.ucpress.edu/books/cuisin...
Great summary of successive Mississippi cultures (and great pics too).
I wrote about the full chronology of human habitation in the Mississippi basin, including Poverty Point and Cahokia, for Memphis Magazine.
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The First Bluff City
Many centuries before European settlers arrived, a community thrived here. Archaeology reveals the rich history of the First Americans in the Mid-South.
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November 19, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Great summary of successive Mississippi cultures (and great pics too).
Not a competition. These are older, trading network for hunter gatherers, city built by hunter gatherers impressive.
November 19, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Not a competition. These are older, trading network for hunter gatherers, city built by hunter gatherers impressive.
A hunter-gatherer theater for living: mounds, the highest 70 ft, semicircular banks, wooden post circles. My obsession: grindstones for nuts, seeds, meat, and roots of aquatic plants, brought from across the Mississippi Basin to this stone-free site. Poverty Point in Louisiana. www.povertypoint.us
November 19, 2024 at 1:38 PM
A hunter-gatherer theater for living: mounds, the highest 70 ft, semicircular banks, wooden post circles. My obsession: grindstones for nuts, seeds, meat, and roots of aquatic plants, brought from across the Mississippi Basin to this stone-free site. Poverty Point in Louisiana. www.povertypoint.us
Such a fine book. #foodhistory
Reading the histories of kebabs and pistachios this week in my food history class 🧆
November 19, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Such a fine book. #foodhistory
Thanks @michelamassimi.bsky.social
Very moving personal retrospective by @rachellaudan.bsky.social on Larry Laudan’s contribution to philosophy of science
Rachel Laudan @rachellaudan.bsky.social (@rachellaudan.bsky.social)
Freelance these many years after quitting academia early (history and philosophy of science and technology,From Mineralogy to Geology); then food history (Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History)...
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November 17, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Thanks @michelamassimi.bsky.social
So great to be with so many others interested in the geosciences. We are all lucky to have @alisabokulich.bsky.social to bring us together.
A lovely Phi-Geo & friends dinner @ #PSA24: @rachellaudan.bsky.social Aja W, @miguelohn.bsky.social @terumiyake.bsky.social @mattbrewer.bsky.social AndrewZ @leticiacastillo.bsky.social Kailyn S @federicabocchi.bsky.social @matildecarrera.bsky.social Carlos S, Katherine V @cristianlarph.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 3:23 AM
So great to be with so many others interested in the geosciences. We are all lucky to have @alisabokulich.bsky.social to bring us together.
Port Hudson in Louisiana where the Union got control of the Mississippi after a long brutal siege. The combination of full Stars and Stripes with half tattered Confederate flag was something I'd not seen before.
November 15, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Port Hudson in Louisiana where the Union got control of the Mississippi after a long brutal siege. The combination of full Stars and Stripes with half tattered Confederate flag was something I'd not seen before.
Delighted that Ligaya Malones chose to include my Food of Paradise (hybrid history/cookbook) in her must reads before going to Hawaii. nymag.com/urbanist/wha...
Go Deeper: What to Read, Watch, and Download Before Visiting Honolulu
Our list of essentials includes the Holoholo podcast, how-to pidgin videos, and some very enviable Instagram accounts.
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November 15, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Delighted that Ligaya Malones chose to include my Food of Paradise (hybrid history/cookbook) in her must reads before going to Hawaii. nymag.com/urbanist/wha...
Hi everyone, Welcome Naomi Duguid who has excellent insights on food in its different settings around the world, particularly Asia. You prob already know her many books.
I've joined after seeing a post by @rachellaudan.bsky.social on FB. I rely on her always well-grounded opinion. Now to get started.
November 14, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Hi everyone, Welcome Naomi Duguid who has excellent insights on food in its different settings around the world, particularly Asia. You prob already know her many books.
The Mississippi River at night
November 14, 2024 at 12:34 AM
The Mississippi River at night
The Tennessee River in the late afternoon sun. Road trip happenstances.
November 13, 2024 at 12:10 AM
The Tennessee River in the late afternoon sun. Road trip happenstances.
Drove into Glasgow, Kentucky this afternoon as the town celebrated Veteran's Day. Simple, heartfelt, moving ceremony. Poor pic because it felt inappropriate.
November 11, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Drove into Glasgow, Kentucky this afternoon as the town celebrated Veteran's Day. Simple, heartfelt, moving ceremony. Poor pic because it felt inappropriate.
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Hello! I am interested in crop genetics, gene editing, GMOs, food and farming science perspectives. I have considerable following on X & Facebook. What’s the best way to build an audience here?
November 11, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Hello! I am interested in crop genetics, gene editing, GMOs, food and farming science perspectives. I have considerable following on X & Facebook. What’s the best way to build an audience here?
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PhilRice files a petition for review & temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction before the High Court to challenge the Court of Appeals’ decision on the Writ of Kalikasan case against Golden Rice www.philstar.com/business/202...
Lift ban on Golden Rice, High Court urged
The Philippine Rice Research Institute has asked the Supreme Court to reverse the appellate court’s decision which halted the commercial propagation of Golden Rice in the country.
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November 11, 2024 at 2:26 AM
PhilRice files a petition for review & temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction before the High Court to challenge the Court of Appeals’ decision on the Writ of Kalikasan case against Golden Rice www.philstar.com/business/202...
Just finished perusing the schedule for PSA 2024. Goodness, how numbers of philosophers of science have grown since I last went in the 1990s. I'll be dropping in Friday, Saturday, Sunday and hope to meet some of you then. #philsci
November 8, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Just finished perusing the schedule for PSA 2024. Goodness, how numbers of philosophers of science have grown since I last went in the 1990s. I'll be dropping in Friday, Saturday, Sunday and hope to meet some of you then. #philsci