Meat Planet: Artificial Flesh and the Future of Food (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 69) Cover
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Meat Planet Artificial Flesh and the Future of Food (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 69)

Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft

In 2013, a Dutch scientist unveiled the world’s first laboratory-created hamburger. Since then, the idea of producing meat, not from live animals but from carefully cultured tissues, has spread like wildfire through the media. Meanwhile, cultured meat researchers race against population growth and c...

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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

The host discussed Ben Wurgaft's book, noting he had spent five years researching and writing it about the future of meat, and that its creation led him to think deeply about the humble burger.

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He spent five years writing a book about the future of meat, called Meat Planet, artificial flesh and the future of food.

— Episode: Flightless Bird: Burgers

Episode: Flightless Bird: Burgers

The host discussed Ben Wurgaft's book, noting he had spent five years researching and writing it about the future of meat, and that its creation led him to think deeply about the humble burger.

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He spent five years writing a book about the future of meat, called Meat Planet, artificial flesh and the future of food.

And in writing that book, he spent a lot of time thinking about the humble burger.

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