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Annie Brockett, Sarah Mellin and Rosalia Polocano Waste is all around us: whether we can see it or not, wasting (of resources, materials, energy, etc.) is embedded into many cultural practices. To a large extent, this is because the act of wasting a particular product or item becomes institutionalized in its production or distribution, and is eventually normalized to the … [Read more...]
What Would Petrini Say to “Farm to Robot to Table?”
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HBO vs. Netflix: The Future of HBO and HBO Now
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