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Many of the things the slow food people honor were innovations within historical times. Somebody had to be the first European to eat a tomato. ”
With cult foods, there is an underlying assumption that the best cooking ideas came generations ago. Yet culinary innovation is nothing to be ashamed of. When a chef tells me he is cooking with his grandmother's recipe, I always wonder why. Did talent skip the past two generations? ”
In politics, religion and other areas of culture, people disagree on the worth of competing ideas. There is no equivalent to the scientific method that can determine in a robust way which ideas match the real world, and which ones can be ruled out. So conflicting ideologies persist indefinitely. ”
With scientific advances, Congress must now make changes to reflect new therapeutic options. ”
If a State has reliable scientific information that demonstrates that a warning is needed for a particular food, then in the interest of public health, it should share that information with the FDA and petition for a new national standard. ”
Popular ideas about AIDS are based on a hypothesis that does not stand up to scientific scrutiny. ”
I was constantly trying to make my family laugh and my parents laugh. It's just something that always felt natural to me. And then I learned how to use my powers for good in high school. ”
I happen to find motherhood a very natural state, but I know a lot of other people don't. ”
I wasn't born with a natural talent for songwriting. ”
I'm a natural blonde! ”