The Secret History of the Future: Meat and Potatoes
The Economist Podcasts
English - July 24, 2019 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB - ★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsNews politics news comedy interview entrepreneurship business culture health leadership books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The potato seemed strange and unappetizing when it first arrived in Europe. But it grew into a wonder food that helped solve the continent’s hunger problems. Can its journey tell us what to expect from current efforts to replace animal meat with societally healthier meat alternatives made from plants, insects, or cells grown in petri dishes?
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