Alternative Proteins, Alternative Futures
Alternative Proteins, Alternative Futures
It’s well documented that meeting future demand for meat in the ways we do today will result in environmental degradation and public health deterioration. According to Mark Post, lead developer of the first lab-grown cultured beef burger, “the question is not whether we should come up with alternatives for meat and stock breeding. The question is which alternatives, and how quickly we can deliver them.”
A cookbook for in-vitro meat, plant-based mayo in big box stores, calls for eating invader species or the other red meat (is it worms or alpacas?) point to an exploration of protein alternatives unlike ever before. But which of these will people actually want to eat? What possibilities, limitations, and alternative futures do they present? What if these changes are not enough?
Join Institute for the Future, The Netherlands Office of Science and Technology, and special guest Mark Post for a panel and networking evening to explore alternative proteins.
Panelists
- Mark Post (@MarkPost6), MD, PhD, Cultured Beef Team Lead
- Benjamin Wurgaft (@benwurgaft), cultured beef ethnographer
- Monica Martinez (@donbugitoSF), Founder Don Bugito SF
- Patrik D'haeseleer (@PatrikD), Real Vegan Cheese Project and Co-Founder of Counter Culture Labs
Moderator
- Miriam Avery (@myravery), Institute for the Future
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Logistics
WHEN
Tuesday, August 26, 6-9pm PDT
$15 per attendee (RSVP above)
Open to the public!
WHERE
Consulate General of the Netherlands
120 Kearny St # 3100
San Francisco, CA 94104
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Photo Credit: Mark Post - culturedbeef.net/resources/