WRITINGS
A selection of Paul’s 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
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
Lab-made meat could be the next revolution
The Guardian
Geese were live-plucked 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.
Some of Paul’s writings on how technology ended long-entrenched forms of animal exploitation
Paul also authors and co-authors papers in academic journals and textbooks:
“Good inventions, not good intentions: technological displacement of animal use and the drivers of social change,” Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, October 2026.
“Beyond Protein: Neurospora crassa as an Underrecognized Dietary Source of Ergothioneine and Spermidine,” Applied Microbiology, September 2026
“The History of Neurospora crassa in Fermented Foods,” Discover Food, July 2025
"A Decade of Progress toward Ending the Intensive Confinement of Farm Animals in the United States," Animals, an Open Access Journal, May 2017.
"Feasting From the Federal Trough: How the Meat, Egg & Dairy Industries Gorge on Taxpayer Dollars While Fighting Modest Rules," from the 2016 textbook, Impact of Meat Consumption on Health and Environmental Sustainability
“The Jewish Vegan,” anthology edited by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, 2015. (Contributed chapter titled, “Lying Down with the Lamb: Toward a More Peaceful Relationship with Our Fellow Creatures”)
“Animal Welfare in Animal Agriculture: Husbandry, Stewardship, and Sustainability in Animal Production,” 2013 textbook, contributor
"Moral agency in other animals," Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (2006 edition)
You can peruse more of Paul’s writings:
For Simon & Schuster
For Scientific American
For FORTUNE
For National Review
For TechCrunch
For Quartz
For Medium