Sugar policy is extremely coordinated complicated. If somebody tells me they dont understand the farm bill i tell them they dont know what they are talking about. These are political decisions that have an impact on the lives not only of americans but the lives of people in the world. So we need to understand the politics and dietary overt goal is to get them into becoming advocates. Host foo next, dan fagin sat down with booktv discussed his book toms river about small town in new jersey that was negatively impacted industrial waste pollution. This interview was conducted in new york city. Its part of booktvs college series. This is about half an hour. Host toms river is the name of the book winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction last year. Nyu professor dan fagin is the author. Professor, what is toms river . Guest toms river is again in new jersey, a small city at this point. I wrote about it because toms river was a town like any other town for a couple hundred years u
Really cares about what a difference 100 or 200 a month in food stamps make to a family thats really poor. Host professor nestle, how did you get interested in these topics . Guest first of all, i like to eat, so i have always been interested in food. The very first course that i taught on food and nutrition, you really cant understand anything about why people eat the way they do unless you understand the politics of food. Because people dont eat food in a vacuum. They dont make choices in a vacuum. They make choices based on whats available, how much money they have, but their friends are eating, but the culture requires and a lot of it gets into arcane politics. The most arcane politics i can think of is sugar subsidies for sugar tariffs and quote as. Our sugar policy is extraordinary complicated. The farm bill is beyond complication. Anybody who tells me they understand the farm bill, i just think they dont know what theyre talking about. Nobody can understand it. And yet, these ar
Thats our show tonight. And now, john stossel. John we like to think that we are rational creatures, were logical, we form our beliefs based on facts. You consider yourself a rational person . Very rational. I dont know about him, im very rational. Rational . Yeah, absolutely. John so Many Americans believe ridiculous things do you believe in ghosts . Yes. Yes. People have seen ghosts. The house i grew up in los angeles had a ghost. Since my mom died i believe shes around. I feel that shes around and my motherinlaw. I dont need proof for it. John she doesnt need proof for it . Pollsters say more than a third of americans believe in ghosts and almost as many believe in astrology. Believe their futures can be predicted based on position stars were in when they were born. You believe in astrology . Absolutely. Everything happens from the stars. I love astrology, im a big believer. Deep into it. John why . Everything happens from the stars . It makes no sense. Dozens of studies have debunk
Thats our show tonight. And now, john stossel. John we like to think that we are rational creatures, were logical, we form our beliefs based on facts. You consider yourself a rational person . Very rational. I dont know about him, im very rational. Rational . Yeah, absolutely. John so Many Americans believe ridiculous things do you believe in ghosts . Yes. Yes. People have seen ghosts. The house i grew up in los angeles had a ghost. Since my mom died i believe shes around. I feel that shes around and my motherinlaw. I dont need proof for it. John she doesnt need proof for it . Pollsters say more than a third of americans believe in ghosts and almost as many believe in astrology. Believe their futures can be predicted based on position stars were in when they were born. You believe in astrology . Absolutely. Everything happens from the stars. I love astrology im a big believer. Deep into it. John why . Everything happens from the stars . It makes no sense. Dozens of studies have debunke
Tonight. John we like to think were rational creatures, logical. You could krurz ing your a rl person. I am. Very. I dont know about him. So Many Americans believeus. Do you believe in ghosts. Yes. People have seen ghosts. The house i grew up in los angeles had a ghost. Since my mom died, i believe she is around, i feel she is around, and my motherinlaw, i dont need proof for it. John she doesnt need proof for it, more than a third of americans believe in ghosts, almost as many believe in astology, their futures can be predicted based on positions that stars were in when they were born. Do you believe in astrology . Absolutely. Yeah, i am deep into it. John why . It makes no sense, dozens of studies have debunked astrology. First, why do so many people believe . Lets ask editor of skeptic magazine. Michael schumer, he wrote the book, the believing brain, we construct beliefs and reinforce them, our brains are faulty . They are not faulty but they believe in nonsense because we believe