Everyday Systems

Here's a link to a recent conversation with Pollan in which he briefly discusses his forthcoming book. He states that he was surprised to find that science can tell us next to nothing about what to eat.

http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/10/12/pollan/

I've been lurking for a while and have started a couple of times and stopped after brief successes (but without dropping weight). My most recent start has resulted in a slow 7-pound drop. Some 20 years ago, I lost about 50 pounds, acquired primarily through my (former) love of beer (I'm of German st...

Yes. Self-reliance and personal responsibility seem to been in short supply these days. What's worse is that we rely on "experts" of dubious merit to guide us in the most fundamental human activities--eating for instance. What's much worse is that legitimate experts often seem just as lost as the re...