Susheel Daswani

Contrary to what Whole Foods claims, the scarcity of eggs is not due to strict animal welfare standards but a new strain of bird flu devastating flocks. The cramped indoor conditions facilitate the rapid spread of the flu, leading to entire flocks being culled when one bird is infected.

The 8 worst technology failures of 2024 Vertical farms, woke AI, and 23andMe made our annual list of failed tech.

This is a interesting list from the MIT Technology Review.

The 8 worst technology failures of 2024
www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/17/1...

I don't agree with everything on the list, but I do wish social networks could give me a toggle to *NEVER* see a purely AI-generated post, story or reel.

I'm celebrating this #Thanksgiving with a kinder #vegan meal, given the abject horrors we subject food animals to. 'Today’s turkeys have bodies so misshapen that they usually cannot reproduce on their own. They are the result of artificial insemination which is a procedure that they resist.'

Opinion | President Biden Should End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense President Biden should cancel the Thanksgiving tradition of pardoning a turkey.

For decades now, every Thanksgiving, U.S. Presidents have fallen for a cheap publicity ploy orchestrated by factory farm turkey producers.

I'm delighted that my OpEd: "What a Lame Duck President Could Do for Lame Turkeys" has appeared in the New York Times.

JD Vance shares vid claiming migrants ate cats, but appears to show grilling poultry The “gotcha” footage posted online by Vance may not be the slam dunk he apparently hoped it would be

Can someone explain the logic behind continually lambasting immigrants for (factually or not) eating cats, dogs, geese, ducks, etc., when the lambasters happily eat chicken, pigs, cows, etc.? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Susheel Daswani (@sdaswani_instagram) on Threads I have left Twitter.

I have left Twitter. Good riddance!
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What Does It Really Mean to Learn? A leading computer scientist says it’s “educability,” not intelligence, that matters most.

Should we care about intelligence, or 'educability'?

'An educable mind, he writes, can learn from books, lectures, conversations, experiences, and Zen koans—from anything, really—and notice when relevant aspects of almost forgotten knowledge reveal themselves.'

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Opinion | What to Eat on a Burning Planet The future of the food supply is uncertain. Let’s look at solutions.

'The idea behind What to Eat on a Burning Planet, a new Times Opinion series, is to push lawmakers, scientists, farmers and consumers to confront the growing strain on our global food supply and the natural systems it depends on and to advance a range of solutions.'
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/o...

Elon Musk’s transgender daughter, in first interview, says he berated her for being queer as a child In an exclusive interview, Vivian Jenna Wilson said her father’s recent statements, including that she is “not a girl,” inspired her to speak out: “I’m not just gonna let that slide.”

It's unbelievable that #ElonMusk would blame the #WokeMindVirus for 'losing' his child vs. the very obvious 🤦🏽‍♂️.
"Musk was rarely present in her life, leaving her & her siblings to be cared for by [others]. Musk berated her when he was present."
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Learn how your body responds to food 👉 zoe.com/podcast for 10% off Did you know you can build muscle just as effectively with plant protein as with animal protein? In this episode, Simon Hill, a plant-based nutritionist and Dr Will Bulsiewicz, board-certified gastroenterologist, explain how our bodies use protein to build muscle and highlight the health benefits of plant proteins, such as reducing the risk of heart disease, type-2 diabetes, and hypertension. Simon and Will debunk common myths about protein and discuss the broader benefits of plant proteins, including improved gut health and reduced chronic disease risk. 🌱 Try our new plant based wholefood supplement - Daily30: https://zoe.com/daily30?utm_medium=zoe_podcast&utm_source=podcast_platform&utm_campaign=d30 *Naturally high in copper which contributes to normal energy yielding metabolism and the normal function of the immune system Follow ZOE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe/ Timecodes 00:00 Introduction 01:57 Quickfire questions 06:28 What is protein? 08:15 Essential amino acids explained 09:45 The role of protein in building muscle 11:05 Why do muscles matter? 14:48 Protein and healthy aging 16:07 Best sources of protein 22:06 Animal vs plant protein sources 29:08 Achieve fitness goals with plant-based protein 35:54 Which plants have high levels of protein? 40:12 Gut health and muscle mass 42:40 How to introduce more plant-based foods into your meals 46:58 New Harvard study: protein intake and healthy ageing 50:00 Protein in eggs and dairy 53:29 Concerns about ultra-processed foods Books Buy Simon's book: The Proof Is In The Plants: https://amzn.to/4cWclxW Buy Will's book: Fiber Fueled https://amzn.to/4bzmUXP Mentioned in today's episode Effects of Consuming Ounce-Equivalent Portions of Animal- vs. Plant-Based Protein Foods, published in Nutrients https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/13/2870 Improving the bioavailability of nutrients in plant foods at the household level, published in PNS https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/improving-the-bioavailability-of-nutrients-in-plant-foods-at-the-household-level/D1CC8CA0E2F3990871A5C7912619B8D7 Pre- versus post-exercise protein intake has similar effects on muscular adaptations, published in Peer J https://peerj.com/articles/2825/ Vegan and Omnivorous High Protein Diets Support Comparable Daily Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis Rates and Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy in Young Adults, published in The Journal of Nutrition https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316623126800 A mycoprotein-based high-protein vegan diet supports equivalent daily myofibrillar protein synthesis rates compared with an isonitrogenous omnivorous diet in older adults: a randomised controlled trial, published in British Journal of Nutrition https://shorturl.at/sHw6B Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here: https://gf6hx47iu5g.typeform.com/topicsuggestion Episode transcripts are available here: https://zoe.com/learn/category/podcasts Plant protein and strength: all you need to know | Simon Hill & Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

"Did you know you can build muscle just as effectively with plant protein as with animal protein? @Join_ZOE debunks common myths about protein & discuss the broader benefits of plant proteins, including improved gut health & reduced chronic disease risk."
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The results of a new study are in: learn the truth about how your protein intake will affect your long-term health. What kind of protein should you consume? How much? And what difference will it really make on longevity? youtu.be/qC3Euh8Ghbs?...

Raising billions of animals in overcrowded, squalid conditions is of course bad for them, but for us too.

Compelling thoughts in this #nytimes column today.

www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/o...

Will a diet that's good for the planet also help you live longer? Here's the evidence The more people followed environmentally sustainable diets that emphasized nutrients from plants, the lower their risk of death from cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and a variety of other c...

Eating better for the planet is better for you!

“Right down the line, everything we looked at was lower for people who adhered most closely to the planetary health diet.”

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No, Today’s AI Isn’t Sentient. Here’s How We Know It is important to understand the profound difference between how humans generate sequences of words and how a large language model does.

How do we know than an LLM isn't sentient? The same way we know that many dogs, pigs, cows and chickens are, and that plants aren't.

"All sensations—hunger, feeling pain, seeing red, falling in love—are the result of physiological states that an LLM simply doesn’t have."

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Opinion | Don’t forget Kristi Noem’s goat Why do we limit our condemnation to her killing her dog?

"This is a good moment to take a look into the mirror that is the Noem story. And if we find ourselves troubled by what we see, then let’s reflect on how we all could be a bit more compassionate and consistent in our views of other animals."

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How I learned to stop worrying and love fake meat Let’s stop inventing reasons to reject cultured meat and other protein alternatives that could dramatically cut climate emissions.

"Let’s grant ourselves the best shot at solving one of the most urgent problems before us. Treat bans and political posturing with the ridicule they deserve. Give these alternative foods a shot, afford them room to improve, and keep an open mind."
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Opinion | The Student-Led Protests Aren’t Perfect. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Right. There might be problems in the student protest movement for Gaza, but they are not misguided in their goals.

"As politicians send riot police onto campuses to try to smother a new protest movement, we’d do well to keep in mind why we’ve forgotten the ugliest aspects of the Vietnam protests: Those memories have been replaced, instead, by an enduring horror at what we did."

www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/o...

Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Discovered in Milk The milk poses virtually no risk to consumers, experts said. But the finding suggests that the outbreak in dairy cows is wider than has been known.

Another reason to switch to #plantbased milks!

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Avian flu outbreak raises a disturbing question: Is our food system built on poop? News that Midwestern dairy cows may have become infected with avian flu by eating poultry waste has many asking: What are American farm animals being fed? And should we be concerned?

"If it’s true that you are what you eat, then most beef-eating Americans consist of a smattering of poultry feathers, urine, feces, wood chips and chicken saliva, among other food items." apple.news/As5ToKbesRxm...

We can change our world and our health with a simple change.VIDEOS:Stefan Rahmstorf: The public climate debate — climate skepticism and denial.https://youtu.... How To Save Your World & Your Body: My Cambridge University Talk

We can change our world and our health with a simple change.

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Princeton Bioethics professor Peter Singer challenges our factory food systems, the underlying psychology that fuels them, and shares a path towards more eth... The hidden cost of cheap meat exposed by Peter Singer

Princeton Bioethics professor Peter Singer challenges our factory food systems, the underlying psychology that fuels them, and shares a path towards more ethical eating.

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Probably? Most definitely. This @nytimes.com article makes the case why we should stop maintaining zoos. They are inherently cruel & provide little ecological benefit. They don't provide much pedagogical benefit either - better to watch a nature documentary.

www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/n...

►My Book Debunking Every Argument Against Veganism: https://payhip.com/b/azCTM ►If you find my work valuable, you can gain early access to it and become a re... Why Eating Humans Is Completely Moral (not clickbait)

Time to eat some human! youtube.com/watch?v=H4Lc...

"If we are not meant to eat human flesh, explain this: Human meat has everything a human being needs in order to grow and function. It's common sense at this point."

"If God didnt want us to eat human why did He made them of meat?"

Wow, this goes back to the old saying from Scott McNealy: “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.” 😂😩🤦🏽‍♂️

"Researchers found that, on average, Facebook received data from 2,230 different companies for each of the 709 volunteers."

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Interesting result! "#Vegetarian and #plant-based diets associated with lower incidence of COVID-19"

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Good news coming out of South #Korea today, but there is still a lot of work to do. Why should we recognize animal rights for dogs, but not for other animals slaughtered for food? #CognitiveDissonance

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Opinion: This Thanksgiving, don't eat turkeys. Try honoring them instead Approximately 46 million turkeys are slaughtered for Thanksgiving, and this year the suffering of the industrially farmed birds is compounded by the return of avian flu.

'Turkeys have been bred to grow so fast & large that mating is physically impossible. The industry now relies on artificial insemination for reproduction, which includes the disturbing & violent practices of “milking” toms and inseminating hens.'

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As pressure builds for a ceasefire after 27 days of Israel's bombardment of Gaza, author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates joins us in a broadcast exclusive in... Ta-Nehisi Coates Speaks Out Against Israel's "Segregationist Apartheid Regime" After West Bank Visit

Powerful. Insightful commentary on the corrupting effect of violence and how so many on the left are forgetting the lesson of nonviolence from #MLK . www.youtube.com/watch?v=_df_...

Jon tries to have a calm discussion about Israel's ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, but he is quickly thwarted by The Best F#@king News Team Ever. Watch f... The Daily Show - We Need to Talk About Israel

It's insane how literally every part of this sketch is still accurate 9 years later. 😟

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Star Wars and the Philosophy of Non-Violence – Pop Mythology One of America’s most iconic films illuminates the concept of non-violence and offers it as a viable solution to the self-perpetuating cycle of violence. I am speaking of Star Wars Episode VI: Retur...

It is as if everyone who supports escalating violence in #Gaza (from either side) has never seen #StarWars #ReturnOfTheJedi!

How did Luke defeat the Emperor? By laying down arms / lightsabers.

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