We really are kind of a pathetic species, aren’t we?
“In one clever program, dieters were told to phone in their weight to a nurse daily. Every day they called, they got an encouraging text and a lottery ticket, with a chance of winning a small amount. These dieters lost three times more weight than people who didn’t get tickets.”
David Brooks, “Beware Stubby Glasses,” NYT
Embattled Farmers 