David Denkenberger on using paper mills and seaweed to feed everyone in a catastrophe, ft Sahil Shah

Abstract

This podcast episode discusses the Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters (ALLFED) and its work on resilient foods, which are food sources that could be used to feed the world in the event of a global catastrophe that disrupts normal agriculture. The podcast features an interview with David Denkenberger, an engineer and co-founder of ALLFED, who discusses a number of potential resilient food sources, including seaweed, mushrooms grown on rotting wood, bacteria that can eat natural gas or electricity, and the possibility of turning wood into sugar that humans can eat. He also discusses the importance of global cooperation and the need to pre-commit to agreements that would allow for the distribution of food in the event of a disaster. The episode also features an interview with Sahil Shah, co-founder of Sustainable Seaweed, who discusses the challenges of scaling up seaweed production in the UK and the role that seaweed could play in feeding the world in a disaster. – AI-generated abstract