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Curiosityness

074 Menu for Mars | Heidi Neilson & Douglas Paulson

Curiosityness

Travis DeRose

History, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.8566 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

If we plan to colonize Mars, the food we eat there is going to be a big deal!

In this episode I'm joined by Heidi Neilson & Douglas Paulson who have created a Mars supper club and a Mars test kitchen! Join us to learn what the first food on Mars will be like, what we can start to grow there, how our relationship to food may change, and if we're going to have Martian dust in everything we eat there.

 

To learn more visit menu4mars.net

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

A spontaneous and unrehearsed interview.

0:07.0

Hello and welcome to the 74th episode of Curiosityness.

0:14.0

I am Travis DeRose, the host of the show, and this is where we talk about stuff that we're all curious about.

0:21.9

And this episode definitely qualifies for that.

0:25.0

I have on Heidi Nielsen and Doug Paulson.

0:28.4

And they have created something called the menu for Mars.

0:31.8

So if you're curious about going to Mars and you're ready to go,

0:35.5

this is what you're going to be eaten there.

0:37.1

That's what we talk about.

0:55.9

It's really interesting to think about this stuff because you think about it a bit, like, what the hell are people going to eat on Mars? But Heidi and Doug really dig into it. And we talk about, you know, what the first food is going to kind of be like, and it's going to be freeze-dried stuff. and then what's the first stuff we're kind of going to grow?

0:54.6

And then how is cooking going to kind of be like and it's going to be freeze dried stuff and then what's the first stuff we're kind of going to grow and then how is cooking going to be different on mars with less

0:59.5

gravity and things like that um even how you're going to dine and what food is going to mean to you

1:05.7

is it going to mean the same thing culturally uh as it does here on earth is it going to mean the same thing on mars so it's

1:12.0

really fascinating think you're going to like this episode so sit back relax and here is the menu

1:17.7

from mars with hidey nielsen and doug paulson right now and boom good morning, Heidi and Doug. What's going on, guys?

1:31.7

Good morning. How's it going? Doing good. I mean, is it, are you guys in, is it morning for you

1:36.8

guys there still? It seems like morning, but it's actually about one o'clock or so. We're in New York

1:42.6

State. Right. Man, well, thanks for being on. Let's talk about the menu'clock or so we're in New York State. Right.

1:45.6

Man, well, thanks for being on.

1:48.0

Let's talk about the menu for Mars.

1:51.4

Well, first of all, I guess what is menu for Mars?

1:55.3

Can you kind of give me a rundown of what we're running out here?

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