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Marta Zaraska

Marta Zaraska

Marta Zaraska is a Polish-Canadian science journalist with articles published in the Washington Post, Scientific American, New Scientist, and the Atlantic. She is the author of two books: “Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million Year Obsession with Meat” and “Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100.”

Latest articles by Marta Zaraska

A French city announced it would serve meatless school lunches. The backlash was swift.
Future Perfect

Lyon’s move to a veggie diet for students — and the protests that followed — reveals how enmeshed meat-eating has become with cultural identity.

By Marta Zaraska