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The food industry, and in particular livestock, remains unsustainable in many categories across climate, supply, nutrition, and accessibility. This has become more evident during the pandemic as meat producers grappled with food and worker safety issues. In May, Tyson Foods was linked to almost 5,000 cases of coronavirus in its meat-processing plants across 15 states, […]
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When a large corporation puts money into a small startup, huge innovations can result โ€” like the rapid-fire development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The first two vaccines to win U.S. regulatory approval both came from biotech startups that had received equity investments from pharmaceutical giants: ยท In January 2015, Merck took a $50 million stake in […]
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Abraham Maslowโ€™s Hierarchy of Needs implies a linearity, with self-actualization crowning our enlightenment, once the rest of the pyramidโ€™s โ€˜baser needsโ€™ are met. While powerful, it is a misguided notion. In reality, we need to start โ€œat the topโ€. Hereโ€™s why. His was a brilliant piece of reflectiveยญยญยญ โ€” if intuitive โ€” insight that gave […]

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