Lab-made Food? How science literacy helps us to understand food tech with Chana Davis, PhD

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12/01/20 • 32 min

Food made in a lab using microbes? It's happening now! New tech can be scary and none of us are immune to being mislead or adopting a belief based on misinformation.

In this episode Chana Davis, PhD and I discuss new and exciting food technology using microbes, and how improving scientific literacy can help to shape the conversation around food technology!

We talk about:

How Chana got involved in science communication
What is a critical thinking mindset? How do you get one?
How to find credible sources of information?
What are the limitations of science?
Why science isn’t perfect
How can we ‘pressure test’ the news?
What is ‘food tech’?
How do microbes help us in making food and food ingredients?
What’s the future of our food?
Plant based diets and the movement towards new food technology for sustainability and increasing options for different dietary patterns
Why food technology isn’t something to be afraid of
Molecular diagnostics – what is it?

To learn more about Chana, here are her social links!

Website & Newsletter: https://fueledbyscience.com/

Social: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook (@fueledbyscience)

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12/01/20 • 32 min

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