My partner and I are not people of permanence. We move around a lot, change jobs, and experience new cities and countries. In my latest entry on The Food Archive, I reflect on my inability to sit still and how it shapes the foods and cuisines that move with us. shorturl.at/co0pF

People of Permanence — The Food Archive

People of Permanence I may be known for bouncing around a bit. Those of you who know me are probably grinning right now. Growing up, my family moved a lot. By the time I was 16, my parents had moved ...

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A senior FAO official on the price he paid for speaking out on Gaza

Benjamin Davis says the FAO forced him out because of his work on Gaza. In an interview, he discusses why he’s not staying silent and what others can do.

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Millions of people across Somalia continue to face high levels of hunger. Acute malnutrition among children is set to worsen over the coming months, as heavy flooding associated with the anticipated #ElNiño is expected to worsen the situation from October to December 2026. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3VON4T6

As the academic year starts, my take (and fears) on AI and academia... and beyond, on The Food Archive. shorturl.at/OzsBY

A must-read in @foreignaffairs.com on what the US administration can do to avoid famine. If only they would listen and read....https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/avoiding-next-famine

📝 New article on Our World in Data: Is organic farming better for the environment than conventional farming? One of the most common questions we’re asked about food systems is whether organic farming is better for the environment than conventional methods.

Nature research paper: The nutritional value of invertebrate aquatic foods go.nature.com/4gxGjgB

The nutritional value of invertebrate aquatic foods - Nature

Aquatic invertebrates are exceptionally nutrient dense, supplying the equivalent annual vitamin B12 and selenium requirements for over 5 billion people.

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Our new paper is out in Nature Medicine, led by Alaha Nasari and Amina Nasari. We argue that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz created a major fertilizer supply shock that is not just an agricultural or commodity issue, but a global health governance failure. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Proud to share our new #FoodSystems Countdown Initiative paper, after 6+ years of work. It tracks 44 indicators & finds global progress is too slow for 2030 #SDG targets, though many goals remain achievable by 2050 with faster action. Paper: shorturl.at/1xUu0 & Policy report: shorturl.at/GBTyY

In my latest post on The Food Archive, I reflect on Ferragosto as both a cultural tradition & a timely reminder of the value of rest. In Italy, August often brings an unusual stillness, & with it, space to think about how essential recovery and pause are. www.thenutritionarchive.com/blog/2026/8/...

The Quiet of Ferragosto — The Food Archive

Ferragosto arrives like a held breath. In Italy, it settles over the country in early to mid-August, when the heat is thick (thanks to this fifth heat dome, because apparently Mother Earth is done bei...

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Proud to share our new #FoodSystems Countdown Initiative paper, after 6+ years of work. It tracks 44 indicators & finds global progress is too slow for 2030 #SDG targets, though many goals remain achievable by 2050 with faster action. Paper: shorturl.at/1xUu0 & Policy report: shorturl.at/GBTyY

In my latest post on The Food Archive, I reflect on Ferragosto as both a cultural tradition & a timely reminder of the value of rest. In Italy, August often brings an unusual stillness, & with it, space to think about how essential recovery and pause are. www.thenutritionarchive.com/blog/2026/8/...

The Quiet of Ferragosto — The Food Archive

Ferragosto arrives like a held breath. In Italy, it settles over the country in early to mid-August, when the heat is thick (thanks to this fifth heat dome, because apparently Mother Earth is done bei...

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Our new paper is out in Nature Medicine, led by Alaha Nasari and Amina Nasari. We argue that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz created a major fertilizer supply shock that is not just an agricultural or commodity issue, but a global health governance failure. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We have a new paper that argues school nutrition policy needs to expand beyond physical food settings to address digital food environments, where youth are increasingly exposed to food marketing, ordering platforms, and algorithm-driven promotion of unhealthy foods. Check it out: shorturl.at/6LPqX

Digital food environments and youth diet: What’s next for school nutrition policies?

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Editorial: Diets affect both human and planetary health. Recent research reveals how dietary footprints vary across demographic groups and offers new data and methods for future studies. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Has #nutrition been lost in the #foodsystems agenda? My thoughts on why nutrition must remain visible — not just as part of the conversation, but as a priority in its own right. www.thenutritionarchive.com/blog/2026/7/...

Weekend playing: food trade around the world Someone sent me this new interactive site. from Our World in Data: How does food get traded around the world?  It's fun and useful. Scroll down the page until you come to the impossibly complicated chart on global maize trade in 2023.  Ignore it. Above…

Weekend playing: food trade around the world

Someone sent me this new interactive site. from Our World in Data: How does food get traded around the world?  It's fun and useful. Scroll down the page until you come to the impossibly complicated chart on global maize trade in 2023.  Ignore it. Above it are places where you can type in the product you want to look at, and the country that imports or exports it.

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💰 $18 trillion is about to flow into philanthropy over the next two decades, as part of the largest generational wealth transfer in history. It is essential that capital is guided by science, not just good intentions. 🔗 To read more by @amandabielawski.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4foVSq8

Che caldo! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDJ...

Che caldo!, 1959

YouTube video by Archivio Luce Cinecittà

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Check out the latest Food Bytes from The Food Archive. What's up this month? El Niño, UPFs, displacement, Rebecca Solnit, Rothko!, Violent Femmes! & some of the best of what I have been reading lately in books, reports, & peer-reviewed literature across food, nutrition, & climate. shorturl.at/k0gkz

The heat according to Rothko here in #Bologna

The #heatwave won’t stop #Bologna and the #bolognese! #Cineteca #newyorknewyork

My review of Chiara Barzini's Aqua - a captivating narrative, in which Barzini famously lets fate set her course on a winding road trip with two of her best pals, exploring the historic Mulholland Aqueduct project to bring water from the mountains 233 miles away to Los Angeles. shorturl.at/5zr0q

In my latest Food Archive blog post I reflect on the art of being intentional about not always having to be busy “doing” things. So enjoy chasing that summer, but also find those moments to just “be” because our time is incredibly fleeting on this chaotic and beautiful planet. shorturl.at/MFUH5

This year, 239 million people need humanitarian assistance and the current humanitarian system cannot cope—it needs to change. Our latest Editorial—"Transforming the humanitarian system": spkl.io/63329Ahqp5

Truly worrisome for science...

Tuomas Pernu@tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I find this very alarming. AI is being used in explicitly prohibited ways. No doubt this will soon be the norm. The consequences of this will be dramatic. Over the holidays, the publishers and the whole of academic community are doing nothing else but working on a solution to this, right? RIGHT?!

Absolutely tragic. New York Times article on the unfolding catastrophe in Somalia due to worldwide wars and declines in humanitarian aid. “This is the era of indifference.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/b...

Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places

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In the latest Food Archive post, we argue that the staggering gap in ultra-processed food consumption is the true culprit behind the obesity divide between Italy and the U.S., far outweighing simple differences in physical activity. Check it out: shorturl.at/aElrD

The Food Bytes May edition is out on The Food Archive. What’s up this month? Reforestation! Plastics! Crunchy teens! Sushi! And sadly, the impacts of the Iran war on food prices & security. Short on time? Skip to the end & listen to the ditty by Jessica Pratt. See you next month! shorturl.at/r28nF

Food Bytes: May Edition — The Food Archive

FOOD BYTES IS A (ALMOST) MONTHLY BLOG POST OF “NIBBLES” ON ALL THINGS CLIMATE change, FOOD systems, & NUTRITION SCIENCE, POLICY, AND CULTURE. It’s been a while since I wrote a Food Bytes post....

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The Trump administration has terminated more than 100 advisory committees to #science agencies and reduced the transparency and independence of those that remain. www.nature.com/articles/d41...