Since Winston Churchill predicted we'd grow meat in a lab by 1981, researchers have considered doing just that. And thanks to the current work of about 30 groups, we may be only years away from mass-produced artificial meat. But will anyone eat it?
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Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of laboratory-grown meat, exploring how scientists are working to create real meat from animal cells without actually raising and slaughtering animals. They discuss the pioneering researchers leading this field, the massive environmental and ethical benefits it could offer, and the current challenges around cost, taste, and public acceptance. The episode covers everything from Winston Churchill's surprisingly accurate 1931 prediction about synthetic meat to the potential game-changing impact this technology could have on feeding the world's growing population.
"I think maybe cabaret. — Josh was correcting his guess about the source of Chuck's multilingual welcome, thinking it might be from Cabaret instead."
— Josh
"The other, the Bill Gates, or was that the Bill Gates? I think Forgax is Steve Jobs. Okay. So the Bill Gates is Marky Post from Nightcourt, from TV's Nightcourt. — Chuck was making a joke about researcher Mark Post's name sounding like actress Markie Post from the TV show Night Court."
— Chuck
The Producers
1968
1h 29m
★ 7.1
"What is that from? The producers. — Josh was trying to identify the source of something Chuck said, initially guessing it was from The Producers."
— Josh
"They say that every great scientist is one part BF Skinner, one part PT Barnum. Oh, yeah. Well, that's what Principal Skinner said. Oh, really? Yeah, on The Simpsons. — Chuck was attributing a quote to Principal Skinner from The Simpsons about scientists being part researcher and part showman."
— Chuck
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