The Future of Food

Food is essential for life, but the global systems we rely on to feed us have become increasingly complex and industrialised. Sometimes it’s hard to know where our food comes from, what’s in it and how healthy or ethically produced it is.
Paradoxically, as a global community we face major challenges based on both too much food, causing obesity and waste, and too little food, resulting in hunger and malnutrition. Adding to this are long-term questions about the impact of our diets on both human and planetary health. Not to mention the issues surrounding the treatment, transport and slaughter of animals.
Join food and health expert Johannes le Coutre in conversation with journalist Joanna Savill as they explore the future of food. As we take our first tentative steps into the paradigm shifting world of lab-grown and no-kill meat, will 21st century science save the day, or are the solutions to our biggest problems a combination of the old and the new?
This event is presented by the UNSW Centre for Ideas and supported by Inspiring Australia as a part of National Science Week.
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[@UNSW]

Thanks for joining us! Our speakers won’t be taking questions this evening, but we encourage you to comment along to join the discussion.

[@roytasker3202]

Meat is nutrient-intensive food for KETO dieters. High carb diets, particularly ultra processed food, is cheap but very harmful. High insulin is the problem, not saturated fats.

[@roytasker3202]

KETO is very research based - see Virta project, etc.

[@gracebabudri7481]

Interesting and substantial discussion 🍈🍴

[@daveramsay2892]

Will vegetarian be able to eat this cell based meat as it is just lab grown and the cells are part of the animal

[@naysayer8732]

If a vegetarian is such because of health reasons or they don't like the taste of meat, I don't think they would eat cell based meat. However if they are vegetarian because they don't want to contribute to animal suffering then I don't think they would see an issue with it.

[@roytasker3202]

Tell us more about the chemistry of taste perception

[@roytasker3202]

Ectopic expression of taste receptors in other parts of the body? WOW, great fun fact

[@roytasker3202]

Love the idea meat taste is hardwired!!

[@jahleeldavy]

Ok

[@roytasker3202]

We need to grow food in intensive microfarms using excess renewable energy when the climate crisis really bites.

[@patricklongfield5777]

I thought all meat is 'cell based'?