Reading List for December 6-17

1. "The Largest Black Market Fish Bust Ever?" from Forbes - in the Chesapeake Bay!

2. "Go Ahead and Think (Repeatedly) about Eating that Food You're Craving" from WSJ

“A paper just published in Science suggests that taking several minutes to actively contemplate eating our beloved macarons — one after the other — may actually make us want them less.”

3. Soda Taxes
- "Soda Taxes May Raise Money, Don't Produce Huge Weight Loss" from WSJ
- " 'Save the Children' Breaks with Soda Tax Effort" from NYTimes

4. Food in culture/politics
- "How did junk food & obesity become a red state/blue state debate?" by Marion Nestle on Civil Eats blog
- "Junking Junk Food" from NYTimes
- "Food is not a partisan issue - or one just about culture" from Grist.org

5. Just for fun: "Sprinkle Guns, Egg Washers, and Other Food Contraptions" from The Atlantic
MIT students take on the task of inventing gadgets and gizmos for the modern kitchen.

Happy reading, and have a great weekend!