Weekend Roundup - Finals Edition
I’m about to start my economics final. If you have any tips about game theory or marginal revenue vs. marginal cost, feel free to post them in the comments 
In the meantime, here are some articles I thought you might find useful:
On Friday I ranted a bit about the modern food industry. So I thought I would include a related article. This webpage was created by Joel Salatin and it’s entitled Evertyhing I Want To Do Is Illegal. Joel is an organic farmer on the east coast and is featured in Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma. It’s interesting reading and tells you quite a bit about what’s wrong with our current food supply chain from a small farmer’s perspective.
@Mindfully
And while we’re on the topic, here’s an interesting editorial from the Seattle Times that talks about the personal impact of the Omnivore’s Dilemma. I always enjoy reading articles like these because they show the personal impact of trying to eat well.
@Seattle Times
In the past, I’ve said that the vegetarian diet is not necessarily healthier, and I said that as a vegetarian. However, there is a lot of research that says people who stick to a vegetarian or vegan diet do end up healthier. Here’s an article from the Nutrition Research Center that supports that. Personally, I think it’s because these people are more aware and selective about what they put into their mouths.
@Nutrition Research Center
On to some exercise news. From Mark’s Daily Apple we have an article about 10 unnecessary and worthless exercises. It’s a useful and sometimes funny read which I recommend everyone review. These are things that you often see people waste time and money on which are simply not necessary.
@Mark’s Daily Apple
From US News and World Report, here’s an article with 3 myths and 1 truth about running. More good exercise information here and I particularly liked their point about the myth of running destroying your joints and bones. Running, if done badly, can stress out joints and bones and too much running can be bad. However, the overall impact of running is far more positive than it is negative.
@US News and World Report
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