We all live in information bubbles. It seems like veganism is really catching on, with more vegan restaurants, more vegan options (e.g. the McVegan), and more grocery stores carrying vegan food (e.g. meat substitutes). The latest Canada’s food guide update even recommends eating more of a plant based diet and lowering meat consumption (1). But are people really embracing veganism, and is it...
I never learned how glue was made as a child, but I always had the notion that it came from animals like horses, which I must have heard somewhere. Fast forward to now, and I really wanted to know the answer. So, I looked up how glue is made to find out if it’s vegan. Good News: Most Glues Are Vegan It turns out that most glues used to be mainly made of animal products (mainly from...
You’ve decided to try and go vegan, and that’s awesome. But it’s also not easy. The first few months after going vegan for me felt weird. It feels a lot like when you’re traveling to a new place and don’t speak the language well – you feel lost and uncomfortable. Hopefully I can make this transition easier. Through my personal experience, and the experience of other vegans...
This was an interesting question to try and answer. Life is much more enjoyable (if you eat out often), it there are vegan restaurants around, or at least restaurants with vegan options. Here’s the best approach I could come up with: First, compile a list of the biggest cities in the United States (Wikipedia gave me a nice list of just over 300). Then, scrape the number of results in Google for:...
I’m not sure what causes it, but most people think cows are mindless animals eating grass all day. And while they do eat a lot of grass, cows do a lot more than that, and are intelligent creatures. Many studies have looked at the intelligence of cows, and I’m going to summarize the key findings from many of them. Learning & Memory in Cows Cows have shown that they can remember quite specific...