WRITINGS
The real, the fake and the future
New York Daily News
Let’s Grow Meat, and Stop Slaughtering Animals
The New York Times
One Root Cause of Pandemics Few People Think About
Scientific American
Some of Pauls wirings on how technology ended long-entrenched forms of animal exploitation
Geese were live-pucked for centuries until metal fountain pens displaced goose quills.
Whales were massacred for oil for centuries until kerosene displaced whale oil.
Horses were whipped for centuries until they were displaced by engines.
Even bicycles helped degrade the horse industry prior to cars putting the nail in the coffin.
Elephants were slaughtered to make pool balls until ivory was displaced by bakelite plastic.
Fireflies were killed by the billions for biotech until their luciferase was displaced by synthetic biology.
Diabetics used pig and cattle insulin until farmed animal pancreases were displaced by synthetic biology insulin.
Many species of seabirds were driven nearly to extinction until their guano was displaced by synthetic nitrogen.
Carrier pigeons delivered messages for centuries until being displaced by telegraphs.
Don’t want to ditch meat for your health? Do it to avoid pandemics
Globe and Mail
Meat is meat — on the hoof or grown in a lab
Chicago Sun–Times
Plant-based dairy products aren’t new. Neither is the U.S. Dairy industry’s hostility
Washington Post
Making mastodon gummies, Geltor is recreating a truly paleo diet
TechCrunch
Science fiction no more, can lab-grown meat feed — and save — the world?
Reuters
