An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage

Standage is the author of three books, The Victorian Internet, The Neptune File and The Turk, The Edible The History of the World in Six Glasses, and History of History of Humanity. He takes a particular interest in the social and cultural impact of technology. Standage is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller A History of the World in 6 Glasses, An Edible History of Humanity, and The Victorian Internet, described by. He writes the video-game column for Intelligent Life, The Economist's lifestyle magazine, is a regular commentator on BBC radio, and has written for other publications including the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, the New York Times and Wired. As head of the newspapers digital strategy, Standage is the editor-in-chief of the website of The Economist, its applications and digital platform. He has been the editor of the Technology Quarterly supplement, which covers emerging technology, since 2003. Tom Standage (born 1969) 1 is a British journalist, author, and editorial executive currently working as the Deputy Editor of The Economist newspaper under editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes. Standage provides an intriguing history of how hunger has shaped civilizations and prompted technological advancements. Standage, who wrote the wonderful book 'The Victorian Internet' about the rise and role of the telegraph, writes even more comprehensively about food and its role in history. Before that he was business affairs editor, running the back half of the magazine (business, finance, economics, science and technology), and he previously served as business editor, technology editor and science correspondent. An Edible History is a wide world history of food, agriculture, and society. TOM STANDAGE Tom Standage is digital editor at The Economist, overseeing the magazine's website,, and its mobile-phone, tablet and e-reader editions.

An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage