BUGS: The Future of Food?

In this fascinating episode, Dr. Aaron Dossey—a biochemist, biomedical scientist, and champion of entomophagy (the practice of eating insects)—takes us on a journey into the incredible potential of bugs as a sustainable, nutritious, and innovative food resource for humanity. From breeding stick insects the size of an arm to creating insect-based taco meat and pioneering the genetic engineering of insects for space farming, Dr. Dossey’s work challenges our perceptions of the future of food, medicine, and even interplanetary living.

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Superstitions, Spaceships and Covid-19

This week I listened to prominent voices praising the success of the SpaceX rocket ship and the work of the scientist involved there, while at the same time publicly rejecting the guidance of other scientist on how to best prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.  This got me thinking about what people understand or don’t understand about science and the scientific method.

Scientists working in the areas of space flight and disease prevention both utilize the same scientific methods in their work.  The scientific method is a way to systematically discover what is true in nature.  It’s a way of logically making progress in our understanding about nature. It’s not a political or religious statement.  In fact, Albert Einstein famously described the differences between science and religion with these words, “Science can only ascertain what is, but not what it should be...”   Knowing what is…is pretty important for astronauts, medical scientists and all of humanity.