Overview
Introduction
The Future of Food
by Jeanene Swanson
Section 1: Food Crisis: Global Shortage or Sustainable Solutions
1.1 The Grand Challenge: Can We Feed the World and Sustain the Planet?
by Jonathan A. Foley
1.2 Fighting Food Insecurity in a Changing Climate
by Katherine Harmon
1.3 The Perils of Biofuels
by David Biello
1.4 Waste in the Land of “Man vs. Food”
by David Wogan
1.5 Food Aid Should Start with Lessons in Agriculture
by the Editors
1.6 More Food, Less Energy
by Michael E. Webber
1.7 The Blue Food Revolution
by Sarah Simpson
1.8 The Rise of Vertical Farms
by Dickson Despommier
Section 2: GM Crops to the Rescue?
2.1 The Pros and Cons of GM Foods
by Sasha Nemecek
2.2 A Case for Genetically Modified Crops
by Brendan Borrell
2.3 GM Crop on the Loose and Evolving in the U.S. Midwest
by David Biello
2.4 Three Myths about Genetically Modified Crops
by Natasha Gilbert
2.5 Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research?
by the Editors
2.6 Transgenics: A New Breed
by Daniel Cressey
Section 3: Smarter Processed Food
3.1 Junk Food: A Global Health Epidemic
by David Wogan
3.2 Our Obsession with Fast Food
by Krystal D’Costa
3.3 Your Brain on Sugar: Fructose vs. Glucose
by Katherine Harmon
3.4 The Link Between High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity
by Scicurious
3.5 Addicted to Food?
by Oliver Grimm
SECTION 4: Eating Made Safe
4.1 Is Your Food Contaminated?
by Mark Fischetti
4.2 Food Poisoning’s Hidden Legacy
by Maryn McKenna, with interview by Steve Mirsky
4.3 Produce Industry’s Safety Push Takes Toll on the Environment
by Erin Brodwin
SECTION 5: Evolution and the Modern Diet
5.1 Are Modern Methods of Preserving and Cooking Meat Healthy?
by Ferris Jabr
5.2 Evolving Bigger Brains through Cooking: A Q&A with Richard Wrangham
by Rachael Moeller Gorman
5.3 Food for Thought
by William R. Leonard
5.4 The Low-Carbon Diet
by Christine Soares