The Latest from Big Think

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When a good story adds that extra bit of flavor.
4mins
Barber tells the surprising story of a native American polenta.
1mins
Shop at your farmers; market, eat at home more frequently, says Barber.
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It has a little bit to do with our history, Barber says.
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Its the mid-size farmer thats getting squeezed, Barber says.
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Adapting the writings of Elliott Coleman and Joel Salatin to 300 acres.
7mins
Dan Barber: The importance of fat and old-world breeding methods.
4mins
Barbers farm-based restaurant teaches eaters what theyre eating.
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Barber overcompensated for his grandmothers bad cooking.
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Barber's grandmother had a farm where he learned the basics of tending the earth.
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The major 20th century American philosopher was John Rawls, and he has had a very significant influence, although he is probably not a household name.
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Philosophy needs to interact with the more ordinary moral conversation of humankind in order to stay relevant.
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Putting the question thus essentializes cultures, Walzer says.
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Someone has to intervene in Darfur, Michael Walzer says; not necessarily the U.S.