37 min

The Link Between Diet and Democracy | Andrey Scherbak You Don't Have to Yell

    • Politics

Andrey Scherbak of HSE St. Petersburg discusses how changes in diet are often a predictor of democratic reform, and the surprising role lactose tolerance played in democratizing Europe.
You can read Andrey's paper and the data he used to support his conclusion here: A Recipe for Democracy? The Spread of the European Diet and Political Change

Andrey Scherbak of HSE St. Petersburg discusses how changes in diet are often a predictor of democratic reform, and the surprising role lactose tolerance played in democratizing Europe.
You can read Andrey's paper and the data he used to support his conclusion here: A Recipe for Democracy? The Spread of the European Diet and Political Change

37 min