Stanford Report, January 16, 2008

Series features films, talks exploring the ethics of food and the environment

Free and open to the public, the events are scheduled to run through the winter and spring quarters

Ethicists, scientists and filmmakers will join forces during the winter and spring quarters to discuss "The Ethics of Food and the Environment" through a series of films and lectures hosted by the Program in Ethics in Society. The events are free and open to the public. The series is co-sponsored by Stanford in Government, the Program in Human Biology and the Center on Ethics.

Films
  • Thursday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. The Real Dirt on Farmer John. Annenberg Auditorium. Post-film discussion led by Gretchen Daily, professor of biological sciences.
  • Tuesday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m. King Corn. Cubberley Auditorium. Post-film discussion led by film director Aaron Woolf and film producer Ian Cheney.
  • Thursday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m. Our Daily Bread. Annenberg Auditorium. Post-film discussion led by Scotty McLennan, dean for religious life.
  • Thursday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Super Size Me. Annenberg Auditorium. Post-film discussion led by Christopher Gardner, associate professor (research) of medicine.
  • Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m. Darwin's Nightmare. Annenberg Auditorium. Post-film discussion led by Rosamond Naylor, senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and at the Woods Institute for the Environment.
    • Discussions

    Monday, March 3, 7:30p.m. Kresge Auditorium. "In Defense of Food: The Omnivore's Solution," led by Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals and In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. Prior to this, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Pollan will lead a discussion with staff from Stanford Dining Services. Location to be announced.

    Thursday, March 6, 5:30 p.m. Annenberg Auditorium. "What to Eat: Personal Responsibility vs. Social Responsibility," led by Marion Nestle, author of What to Eat and professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University. The following day, March 7, tentatively from 10 a.m. to noon, Nestle will lead a discussion seminar. Location to be announced.

    Wednesday, April 23, 7 p.m. Dinkelspiel Auditorium. "All Animals Are Equal—But in What Sense of Equality?" led by Peter Singer, author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter and professor of bioethics, University Center for Human Values at Princeton.

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