2004-2005 Science, Technology and Society Colloquium: Food & Society

"The great destructiveness of the industrial age comes from a division, a sort of divorce, in our economy, and therefore in our consciousness, between production and consumption.”

There is no human activity more central to life and the way we live than the production and consumption of food. And yet perhaps most of us give little thought to where our food comes from, or how our daily food choices impact the world. This year’s Science, Technology and Society colloquia will explore how technological and scientific advances in agriculture as well as globalization of the food system impact the social and natural worlds. (learn more)

Schedule of Events:

Food Sovereignty: Challenging Corporate Takeover of our Food System
Anuradha Mittal
Sept. 29, 2004
7:30 p.m.
Langone Center Forum

Philosophy of Food
Satish Kumar
Oct. 18, 2004
7:30 p.m.
Langone Center Forum

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser
Nov.  15, 2004
7:30 p.m.
Trout Auditorium 

Panel Discussion of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Moderated by Gary Sojka, Ph.D.
March 8, 2005
7:30 p.m.
Langone Center Forum

Restoring Integrity to Food: Ecologically, Socially, and Economically
John Ikerd, Ph.D.
April  5, 2005
7:30 p.m.
Langone Center Forum