Jed Oelbaum
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Jed Oelbaum
Jed Oelbaum is a freelance editor and writer focused on animals, science, and food. Until recently, he was a senior editor at GOOD magazine. → Read More
Baby Paleo Cookbook On Hold Over Health Concerns
'There's a very real possibility that a baby may die if this book goes ahead' → Read More
Powdered Alcohol is Legal Again
The 'Kool Aid for underage drinking' is back, and state lawmakes are scared. → Read More
Study Points to Multiple Causes of Bee Population Collapse
In a world of competing theories, sometimes more than one is right. → Read More
Handshakes: The Way We Say “Smell You Later”
Finger sniffers off the hook, for now. → Read More
Science Explains Why Indian Food is Awesome
You probably think you know why you like Indian food. “It’s delicious, that’s why,” you might say. (And if you don’t like Indian food, well, then you have bad opinions and should feel badly about them.) But according to researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, the cuisines of South Asia harbor a molecular secret that make them particularly appealing to our taste buds. The… → Read More
Snorting Chocolate is the Future of Culinary Decadence
A Belgian confectioner claims his nose candy will get you 'high' on cocoa → Read More
Pat Robertson Warns That Partying Makes Us “Enslaved to Vegetables”
While some toil under the silly impression they’re being watched over by some all-knowing, benevolent deity, professional internet scienticians proved years ago that it was, in fact, the lizard people who control our day-to-day lives and provide marching orders to our illuminati overlords. But what if—and I know this may be hard to believe—that were all a lie? What if every time you partied, you… → Read More
Senator James Inhofe Thinks a Snowball Disproves Climate Change
A display of cheeky ignorance in the 'world's greatest deliberative body' → Read More
Scientist Claims Head Transplants Are Just Two Years Away
Can we really attach a head onto a new body? Despite ethics concerns, one researcher says 'yes.' → Read More
Waffle House Teams Up With “Uber for Packages”
How can FedEx compete against bacon and pancakes? → Read More
Quit Thinking Like an Emoticon
Legendary underground cartoonist Art Spiegelman's jazz-fueled, WORDLESS! tour is more than 'intellectual vaudeville.' → Read More
15 of the World’s Greatest Job Perks
Toiling for the man is much more pleasant when your job offers thoughtful touches like employee pubs, surf breaks, and cat daycare. → Read More
Reasonable People Disagree about the Post-Gen X, Pre-Millennial Generation
Meet Generation Xennial (because no one uses Generation Y), born between 1979 and 1983. Did that timing help or hurt this micro-demographic? → Read More
Latest Police Scandal: Highway Robbery
It’s time to put an end to “civil asset forfeiture,” or as the practice is more commonly called, “the cops taking your money.” → Read More
8 Animals That Have Better Resumes Than You
A collection of creatures that prove that you don't have to be human to serve society. → Read More
Guess Which Wealthy Country Can't Guarantee Access to a Basic Human Need?
This week, Detroit's neediest had their water turned off. Here's what you can do about it. → Read More
Five Animals Teaching Humanity How to Live Longer
Scientists turn to lizards, whales, and more for tips on helping humans cheat death. → Read More
The Racket Over Rabbit: Whole Foods’ Newest Meat Causes a Furor
Whole Foods falls down the ethical rabbit hole of selling coveted, controversial bunny meat. → Read More
Why Spray Painting Your Lawn is an Act of Patriotism
California’s drought demands a new form of greenwashing. → Read More