Drug found to cure alcoholic rats
Pretty cool, though it doesn't affect all pleasurable things - just alcohol, and only if it's injected in the right part of the brain. Still, it's not hard to get excited about this if you know any alcoholics.
Insects as Food, by Gene DeFoliart; Home Page
This is a man's work in progress on insects as food. I almost wrote incest as food. That's...even less appealing.
Anyway, it seems pretty thorough. He's been at it for a long time, and he's getting pretty old, so I hope he'll be able to finish.
Bugs are nutritious, cheap, and plentiful - and are more efficient at converting food into body mass than any animal. So that leaves us with a problem - if they're so great, how exactly do you get people to eat them?
Sunrise Land Shrimp
I really like this. It's really clever. I especially like that they're bold enough to have a picture of a cricket, and tag it with "Mmm. That's good Land Shrimp!"
I wish I'd done this. It vaguely occurred to me before a couple times (I forget things), but I didn't know what to do with it since I didn't particularly want people to eat bugs. But these guys are clever - and they have something to sell. Also, I probably would've hidden what it was, but they're right out in the open with it, and I think that's probably the way to go.
It sounds silly, but calling it a different name really does make it seem tastier. You probably know about Patagonian Toothfish - it's kind of ugly, and the name isn't real appealing. But someone clever decided to call it Chilean Sea Bass, and now it's one of the most popular fish around. Heheh.
A natural chemical sharply reduced lab rats’ desire for alcohol and prevented their relapse into alcoholic behavior, according to research that scientists say suggests a potential treatment for human alcoholics.
Pretty cool, though it doesn't affect all pleasurable things - just alcohol, and only if it's injected in the right part of the brain. Still, it's not hard to get excited about this if you know any alcoholics.
Insects as Food, by Gene DeFoliart; Home Page
This is a man's work in progress on insects as food. I almost wrote incest as food. That's...even less appealing.
Anyway, it seems pretty thorough. He's been at it for a long time, and he's getting pretty old, so I hope he'll be able to finish.
Bugs are nutritious, cheap, and plentiful - and are more efficient at converting food into body mass than any animal. So that leaves us with a problem - if they're so great, how exactly do you get people to eat them?
Sunrise Land Shrimp
I really like this. It's really clever. I especially like that they're bold enough to have a picture of a cricket, and tag it with "Mmm. That's good Land Shrimp!"
I wish I'd done this. It vaguely occurred to me before a couple times (I forget things), but I didn't know what to do with it since I didn't particularly want people to eat bugs. But these guys are clever - and they have something to sell. Also, I probably would've hidden what it was, but they're right out in the open with it, and I think that's probably the way to go.
It sounds silly, but calling it a different name really does make it seem tastier. You probably know about Patagonian Toothfish - it's kind of ugly, and the name isn't real appealing. But someone clever decided to call it Chilean Sea Bass, and now it's one of the most popular fish around. Heheh.
