logo
episode-header-image
Jul 2020
36m 25s

180. Ricardo Salvador talks Science Advo...

FOOD TANK
About this episode

Ricardo Salvador, Director of the Food and Environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists joins the podcast to talk about experience with research and advocacy, and the importance of evidence-based policy in U.S. food policy.

While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Up next
Jul 3
497. Christa Barfield on Farming as a Tool for Healing and Empowerment
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Christa Barfield, the Owner and Founder of FarmerJawn, a 128-acre working farm. They discuss the relationships that sustain farmers, a new model of community-oriented corner stores that prioritize healthy foods, and why the way ... Show More
35m 58s
Jun 26
496. Rising Emissions Threaten Crops, What’s on at London Climate Action Week, and a Conversation with Michael Grunwald on Feeding the Future
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Michael Grunwald, author of the new book We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate. They discuss what land use in agriculture has to do with the climate crisis, whether factory farms should be ... Show More
41m 33s
Jun 19
495. ICE Raids Hit Food and Farm Workers, Fisheries See Progress, and a Conversation with Amesh Adalja on Whether We’re Prepared for the Next Pandemic
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Amesh Adalja, a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They discuss the outbreak of avian flu on poultry and dair ... Show More
27m 4s
Recommended Episodes
Oct 2021
01x01. What is Food Science, meet a Food Scientist
Welcome to The Food Science Addict Podcast, some episodes might be for subscribers only (1.99£ per month). If you want to listen to those ones, just subscribe NOW and enjoy the full list of episodes: 👉 https://anchor.fm/thefoodscienceaddict/subscribe In this first episode, we wi ... Show More
12m 11s
May 2017
#74 — What Should We Eat?
Sam Harris speaks with Gary Taubes about his career as a science journalist, the difficulty of studying nutrition and public health scientifically, the growing epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the role of hormones in weight gain, the controversies surrounding his work, and othe ... Show More
47m 3s
Feb 2025
Der globale Süden - Ein umstrittener Begriff
Seit dem Ende des Kalten Kriegs wird der Begriff "Dritte Welt" in entwicklungspolitischen Gruppen, Medien und der Wissenschaft zunehmend durch "Globaler Süden" ersetzt. Was damit gemeint ist, bleibt oft unklar. Und die gemeinsamen Interessen ärmerer Länder sind oft auch nicht geg ... Show More
24m 10s
May 2021
Do we need to talk about ‘ultra-processed food’?
The Food Chain delves into the world of ‘Ultra-Processed Food’ - a term coined in Brazil that has been provoking debate around the world.Ultra Processed Food is a term that encompasses a broad range of common products from industrialised bread to breakfast cereals to chocolate ba ... Show More
34m 56s
Apr 2022
Episode 39: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Nutrition Myths
Today’s episode is focused on Nutrition Science. We are speaking with Dr. Christopher D. Gardner, who is the Rehnborg Farquhar Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, and the Director of Nutrition Studies at the Stanford Prevention Research Center. Dr. Gardner has recently ... Show More
32m 44s
Oct 2019
#170 — The Great Uncoupling
Sam Harris speaks with Andrew McAfee about the history of human progress and the modern uncoupling of our prosperity from resource consumption. They discuss the pitfalls and hidden virtues of capitalism, technological progress, environmental policy, the future of the developing w ... Show More
48m 1s
Oct 2014
Dan Barber’s Quest for Flavor
In this latest episode of Gastropod, chef and author Dan Barber takes listeners on a journey around the world in search of great flavor and the ecosystems that support it, from Spain to the deep South. You’ll hear how a carefully tended landscape of cork trees makes for delicious ... Show More
46m 57s