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Why are westerners so reluctant to eat seaweed? Our new study reveals the social and psychological reasons

Why are westerners so reluctant to eat seaweed? Our new study reveals the social and psychological reasons

Before trying to persuade people to eat more seaweed, it’s important to understand the reasons they aren’t eating it already.

14.08.2025 6

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Steven David Pickering

Human manure or ‘nightsoil’ makes great crop fertiliser – but attitudes to poo-grown produce differ drastically

Would you eat potatoes grown in human poo? And how would you feel if the marigolds in your local park sprouted from human manure? In the midst of...

20.08.2024 1

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Steven David Pickering