Making Sense with Sam Harris

#244 — Food, Climate, and Pandemic Risk

Apr 6, 2021

01:12:58

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The Global Health Implications of Our Obsession with Meat

00:55

The Antiseptic Steak

01:04

How Big is Climate Change?

01:27

The Leap Forward: Preserving the Environment and Feeding the World

01:02

Introduction

4min

How Did You Come to Focus on These Issues?

2min

Biotechnology

4min

The Effect of Altruism Network

3min

Climate Change

2min

Is GFI the Way to Go?

3min

The Ethical Case or the Pragmatic Case?

3min

Increasing Consumer Interest in Alternative Protein Products

2min

Plant Based Products Are More Efficient Than Animal Based Products

3min

10.

Where Are We With Cell Based Meat?

3min

11.

The First Commercial Sale of Cultivated Meat

4min

12.

The Global Health Implications of Animal Farming

4min

13.

The Epiphany of Air Pollution

1min

14.

Climate Change - What's Our Ob Ation to Help the World?

4min

15.

The Next Pandemic Is Inevitable

1min

16.

The Importance of Plant Based Meat Companies in the Developing World

4min

17.

If We Could Make Meat Without the Animal, Why Wouldn't We?

2min

18.

Is There a Space Race Between Governments and Clean Meat?

3min

19.

The Psychology of Live Streaming Production on the Internet

2min

20.

Cobet Vaccine

3min

21.

The Transition to Alternative Proteins Is a Political One, Isn't It?

2min

22.

The Value of Vegetarians and Vegans

3min

23.

The Importance of Technical Talent in the Alternative Protein Industry

4min

24.

Is There a Role for Stem Disciplines?

3min

25.

Is There a Need for a PhD in Bioinformatics?

3min

26.

Is There a Trifecta of Players in Research Institutes?

1min

Sam Harris speaks with Bruce Friedrich and Liz Specht from the Good Food Institute about the way the problems of climate change and pandemic risk are directly connected to animal agriculture. The Good Food Institute is an international nonprofit reimagining protein production.

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Making Sense with Sam Harris

#244 — Food, Climate, and Pandemic Risk

The Global Health Implications of Our Obsession with Meat

The Antiseptic Steak

How Big is Climate Change?

The Leap Forward: Preserving the Environment and Feeding the World

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