Episode 22 titled "What Are The Benefits Of Cultivated Meat?", has Bioprocessing Senior Scientist & Founder of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection, Dr. Faraz Harsini, describe how lab-grown meat can change the future.

Episode Summary:

This episode of the Simple Questions Podcast features a discussion with Dr. Faraz Harsini, a Bioprocessing Senior Scientist at The Good Food Institute that focuses on overcoming technical and scientific obstacles facing cultivated meat. Outside of Dr. Harsini's scientific role, he is the Founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP). ASAP is a non-profit organization that assists students in advocating for human and nonhuman animals.

Listen as Dr. Harsini explains what cultivated meat is, how it is created, and the impact this technology will have on our food system.

In this episode we discuss:

• 00:00 - Blue by Fresh of Breath Air (Apple & Spotify)
• 01:19 - Introducing Dr. Faraz Harsini
• 02:43 - What Is The Best Thing You Can Do With Your Life?
• 08:46 - Leading To Animal Consumption
• 12:52 - What Is Cultivated Meat?
• 15:26 - Creating Cultivated Meat
• 17:11 - Animal Cells & Structure
• 19:35 - Obstacles To Adoption
• 22:39 - Volume Of Production
• 25:48 - The Good Food Institutes Role
• 28:02 - The Benefits
• 33:43 - Antibiotics
• 41:51 - Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP)
• 46:07 - The Connection Between Animal & Human Rights
• 49:32 - Omission Of Death
• 52:30 - What Makes You Excited About Cultivated Meat?
• 54:23 - The Future Of Cultivated Meat
• 55:34 - Closing Remarks
• 59:24 - Conclusion and Information

Resources:

• Dr. Faraz Harsini
• Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP)
• Sources Referenced: Documentary, Antibiotics, Greenhouse Gases/Water Consumption, Greenhouse Gases by Food