Tag: Sushi

Sushi now makes you dim

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Sushi really does kill your brain – Salon.com
By Paul Ames, GlobalPost, salon.com

A new report warns that mercury contamination can cause restricted cerebral development and other health problems

BRUS­SELS, Bel­gium — Can eat­ing too much sushi reduce your brain power?

Mer­cury con­t­a­m­i­na­tion in big fish such as sharks…

RT @Salon: Put down that tuna roll! Rising mercury levels make sushi much more dangerous than previously thought http://flip.it/XQF6y http://flip.it/VVru9

Related articles

Bugs are the new sushi: Bug eating break throughs

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Ethnographic Methods, Health Informatics, Systems Science
Dynastes neptunus (female), mounted; Audubon I...
Dynastes neptunus (female), mounted; Audubon Insectarium, New Orleans, US. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A number of bug food related ventures from small dinners to larger mail order businesses are popping up in the NY and Rhode Island areas. Take http://www.smallstockfoods.com/  a company providing bug food consulting and catering. Buggy fare has been featured at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans and at events like BugFest at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and Bug Bowl at Purdue University in Indiana.

Bug Eaters Try to Get Some Buzz – WSJ.com

Related articles