Growing meat, milk, and eggs from *cells* isn't just a new kind of "alternative protein" It's our once in a lifetime, second chance at agriculture - but kinder, safer, and more just (if we want it) Here's my vision for a world with cellular agriculture: ted.com/talks/isha_dat…

Don’t forget to vote! #PennsylvaniaElection #Elections2021 #IVoted

All of us at IRP are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Affiliate Sara McLanahan. She will be missed as a scholar, mentor & friend. We extend our condolences to her husband Irv Garfinkel, the rest of her family & to her many friends and colleagues. sociology.princeton.edu/news/sara-mcla…

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Update: The The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society ASFS conference organizers have agreed to accept abstracts for the 2022 conference until 11:59 PM EST on Saturday, January 8, for both the in-person and virtual tracks of the 2022 conference #foodstudies22

Unconscionable. #foodjustice

Nature can be the best classroom! Dr. Rob Chiles Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology took his Introduction to Ethics and Issues in Agriculture students on a scenic hike through. The Arboretum at Penn State.

49ERS WALK-OFF WIN 🔥

Better luck next time 🤣

“The 49ers Faithful has the Rams worried.” #Niners

Thank you San Francisco 49ers ✊🏽#Faithful #JimmyG Deebo George Kittle Trent Williams Kyle Juszczyk Robbie Gould @quaski Arik Armstead ❤️👊🏽

Growing up with cats and dogs, I've long been fascinated by empathy for animals. Here's a write-up on new work with Mike Lengieza, Eliana Hadjiandreou Janet K. Swim Robert M Chiles. Choosing empathy for animals may vary with choice context Penn State Psychology @RockEthicsPSU psu.edu/news/story/are…

AgriTech investor and informant perspectives about cellular agriculture Mark A. Gagnon, Garrett Broad, Kelia Grandison, Robert M. Chiles doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR… IFAMA #IFAMRInPress #openaccess

Thanks to John Templeton Foundation for highlighting our work on empathy for animals with Janet K. Swim Robert M Chiles Eliana Hadjiandreou & Mike Lengieza. Many more interesting studies ahead! Penn State Psychology @RockEthicsPSU Penn State College of the Liberal Arts Society for Personality and Social Psychology Society for Affective Science Association for Psychological Science templeton.org/news/compound-…

Great paper by Garrett Broad and Robert M Chiles on thick and thin food justice approaches for cell ag! nature.com/articles/s4301…

I'll be offering #arguingaboutfood next semester and we'll be discussing the controversies around meat and its alternatives. The course is designed to expose food scientists to the social issues surrounding food. I'd appreciate your help in identifying NEW ideas in the field.

Happy of being guest lecturer in the CED 230 Development Issues in the Global Context, this morning. Thanks Robert M Chiles Penn State

Awesome talk today on colonial impacts on well-being in Alaska by Heather Sauyaq Jean Gordon, PhD ❄️ she/her at Penn State, Rural sociology! Robert M Chiles @Meg_Mucioki

. Robert M Chiles & Mendel in "Animals and Society" discuss the anthropocentric legacy in sociology/anthropology, emergence of animal studies, and recent developments like critical animal theory & multispecies ethnography integrating social & natural sciences. link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

Important new article on the role of animals in society and "the anthropocentric legacy in both sociology and anthropology" in The Handbook of the Sociology of Morality from Robert M Chiles and Catherine Mendel link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…