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Tag Archives: Editor responsibilities
How can we feed the world?
How can we feed the world? That is no doubt a serious question. In this post I show why this question is also ambiguous in a way that may be blocking a sustainable solution. The problem The world population is … Continue reading
Posted in Animal welfare, Ethics, Food, Future, Happiness, Money, Politics, Population, Public, Science
Tagged Agriculture, animal welfare, Editor responsibilities, Ethics, food, Sustainability
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How would I spend 10 billion to improve the Netherlands? I’d burn it.
How would I spend 10 billion € to improve the Netherlands? NRC newspaper asked readers to write a short answer to this question. This is my answer: Seven opinionators already gave their answer (NRC 16 aug, 2017). Each had a … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Future, Geen categorie, Happiness, Justice, Money, Objectives, Politics
Tagged animal welfare, Disruptive thinking, Editor responsibilities, Integrity, Objectives
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Oh my deer, I’m so hungry – A student project proposal
Proposal for a student project to quantify feeding motivation This is a ‘recipe’ for a great student project aimed at quantifying feeding motivation of deer in a deer-park. Recipe by: Marc Ingredients In order to run this project you need … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Science
Tagged animal welfare, Deer, Editor responsibilities, Project
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Towards long(er) pig tails: New strategy to solve animal welfare problems
Bracke, M.B.M. 2010. Towards long(er) pig tails: New strategy to solve animal welfare problems. In: Lidfors, L., Blokhuis, H., Keeling, L., Proceedings of the 44th Congress of the ISAE, August 4-7 2010, Uppsala, Sweden, p. 135. Despite a considerable scientific … Continue reading
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