Jul 26
In a classic episode of The Simpsons titled “Lisa the Vegetarian,” Lisa Simpson has an argument with her father, Homer, over why he insists on serving meat at a party. Homer, rarely known for his intelligent retorts, responds in the following fashion, and coins a catchphrase in the process: Lisa: Dad! Can’t you have some …
Jun 27
As reported in the New York Times today, an international team of scientists have released research that shows a prehuman species in southern Africa was almost exclusively vegetarian by choice, an unusual behavior compared to other similar species that have been studied. Known as Australopithecus sediba, these early humans ate leaves, fruits, wood and bark …