In this conversation, we talk with Elliot Roth the CEO of Spira. At Spira, they are currently farming algae, with a goal to produce the basic materials and goods needed locally, to replace the many chemicals and animal compounds currently being used in our foods today. We cover the importance of algae as a sustainable food source, what the future of food looks like, Elliot's NASA simulation, and more.
Chapters
00:00 Welcome and introducing Spira
03:13 What makes algae useful
04:13 Starting with colors and blue pigment
09:21 Using the protein as well as the pigment
13:02 How algae is grown
17:14 A lunar simulation and scarce resources
22:24 Photosynthesis and the future of production
24:22 Imagining other planetary environments
32:25 Science fiction and finding inspiration
Links
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