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December 2021

Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need

Tuesday, December, 7, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free

Whether you're a chef, environmentalist, or someone who simply enjoys a good meal or cocktail, author Michael P. Hoffmann fascinates audiences with his telling of the increasingly complex story of climate change through its relationship to our most basic necessity: food. “Melting glaciers are bad enough but the loss of coffee is downright terrifying,” writes Hoffmann with co-authors Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, and Danielle L. Eiseman in Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need. Hoffmann will join…

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March 2023

Yale Science: From Guts to Galaxies, Evolution on Many Scales

Wednesday, March, 29, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
New Canaan Library United States
Free

How has everything around us has evolved? How have scientists tracked evolution and what tools can inform us about the future? New Canaan Library hosts Yale’s Science in the News program, where three Yale scientists discuss evolution across space AND time. Up for discussion will be how the gut bacteria has evolved over lifetimes, the tools scientists used to trace the last universal common ancestor, and how galaxies can come to an end over time.

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November 2023

Nutrition Labels 101: Understanding the Labels on Your Food

Friday, November, 17, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
New Canaan Library United States
Free

What do food labels really tell you? Dr. Raquel Harrison (MD, FACEP, dipABLM), dual board certified in emergency medicine and lifestyle medicine, presents a thorough and demystifying overview of food labels. In addition to protein, fat, or carbohydrate percentage, labels tell us about sodium content, sugar and much more. And, what about nutrition in your fruits and vegetables, which don’t have labels? Start eating healthier with these easy tips! With over 12 years of experience working in large urban emergency…

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