Synthetic Meat (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

Science, Futurism, Sci Fi, Future, Scifi, Technology, Space, Engineering

4.8 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

There are many reasons not to eat meat, or at least less of it: medical, ethical, economical, or ecological, but the stuff is quite tasty. Today we'll look at how artificial meat technologies in the near future might allow us to produce a genuine alternative to modern methods of standard agriculture or meat substitutes, and maybe even some exotic meats not available at the supermarket. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/_NULFAItoBs Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Synthetic Meat Episode 193, Season 5 E28 Written by: Andrew Norman Isaac Arthur Editors: S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics by: Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - [email protected] Music: Denny Shneidemesser, "Endgame" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser Kai Engel, "Daedalus" https://www.kai-engel.com/ Aerium, "Windmill Forests" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Lombus, "Amino" https://lombus.bandcamp.com Reign Pagaran, "Distant Voyager" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, SFIA audio listeners.
0:02.5	In this month's Nebula exclusive, big alien theory,
0:05.2	we're asked at the reason alien civilizations might be rare
0:08.0	is because most aliens are huge.
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0:20.7	This episode is sponsored by Brilliant.
0:23.9	In the future, we may be able to produce hamburger synthetically, sparing the cows and pigs
0:30.2	and chickens, but we might also be able to have mammoth burgers and dino steaks.
0:40.2	So today is Independence Day in the US, the day when I and much the audience that lives
0:45.4	in the US gorge ourselves on barbecue before setting off roughly 30 kilotons of explosive fireworks.
0:52.8	Needless to say, the default main dish of any barbecue tends to be grilled meat, and lots of
0:58.9	it, so the future of meat seemed a proper topic for the day.
1:03.3	Also, needless to say, meat is often a controversial topic.
1:07.8	Many folks subject to eating meat for moral or environmental reasons, but today we
1:12.8	will mostly bypass those considerations. I suspect most of us, regardless of whether it's
1:18.3	morally valid, don't lose a lot of sleep about eating animals, but would prefer not to do
1:23.7	so if we could get something cheaper that also matched or exceeded the quality.
1:29.3	That pretty much describes the main purpose of technology too, to find more cheap and
1:33.8	efficient means of satisfying human needs and desires without sacrificing quality or even
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