listen [Applause]
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is that perhaps the sound of the surf
is that perhaps the sound of the surf moving the small rocks around on port
moving the small rocks around on port
moving the small rocks around on port wreaths Beach you’re walking along the
wreaths Beach you’re walking along the
wreaths Beach you’re walking along the beach with your dog you get a stick you
beach with your dog you get a stick you
beach with your dog you get a stick you throw it into the surf the dog fetches
throw it into the surf the dog fetches
throw it into the surf the dog fetches the stick
the stick
the stick it’s a lovely dare the Cornish Sun is
it’s a lovely dare the Cornish Sun is
it’s a lovely dare the Cornish Sun is setting softly over gold rock it’s not
setting softly over gold rock it’s not
setting softly over gold rock it’s not the surf I’m caught on poetry speech or
the surf I’m caught on poetry speech or
the surf I’m caught on poetry speech or perhaps that’s the sound of the
perhaps that’s the sound of the
perhaps that’s the sound of the television broadcast broadcasting after
television broadcast broadcasting after
television broadcast broadcasting after the film that you’ve been watching us
the film that you’ve been watching us
the film that you’ve been watching us finished you’re lying on a comfy couch
finished you’re lying on a comfy couch
finished you’re lying on a comfy couch the fire is warm
the fire is warm
the fire is warm you’ve doors doff oh time to go to bed
you’ve doors doff oh time to go to bed
you’ve doors doff oh time to go to bed that’s not the sound of TV static what
that’s not the sound of TV static what
that’s not the sound of TV static what you’re listening to is the sound of
you’re listening to is the sound of
you’re listening to is the sound of 10,000 mealworms they’re writhing and
10,000 mealworms they’re writhing and
10,000 mealworms they’re writhing and crawling across one another and that
crawling across one another and that
crawling across one another and that sound is the sound of scaly skin
sound is the sound of scaly skin
sound is the sound of scaly skin scraping across scaly skin imagine
scraping across scaly skin imagine
scraping across scaly skin imagine putting your hands into those mealworms
putting your hands into those mealworms
putting your hands into those mealworms imagine them squirming between your
imagine them squirming between your
imagine them squirming between your fingers crawling up your arm bust your L
fingers crawling up your arm bust your L
fingers crawling up your arm bust your L box your shoulder imagine them on your
box your shoulder imagine them on your
box your shoulder imagine them on your neck here if you’ve got a beard you can
neck here if you’ve got a beard you can
neck here if you’ve got a beard you can imagine them going into the hair of your
imagine them going into the hair of your
imagine them going into the hair of your beard
beard
beard imagine them on your face
whoa imagine one crawling into your
whoa imagine one crawling into your mouth imagine feeling one burst between
mouth imagine feeling one burst between
mouth imagine feeling one burst between your teeth if you’re anything like me
your teeth if you’re anything like me
your teeth if you’re anything like me you’ll be feeling something right about
you’ll be feeling something right about
you’ll be feeling something right about now and judging from your reactions you
now and judging from your reactions you
now and judging from your reactions you probably are maybe you’re feeling a
probably are maybe you’re feeling a
probably are maybe you’re feeling a little bit like you want to step back
little bit like you want to step back
little bit like you want to step back maybe sink back into your seat a bit
maybe sink back into your seat a bit
maybe sink back into your seat a bit maybe you’re feeling a fluttering in
maybe you’re feeling a fluttering in
maybe you’re feeling a fluttering in your stomach maybe a chill on your skin
your stomach maybe a chill on your skin
your stomach maybe a chill on your skin maybe a constriction in the throat maybe
maybe a constriction in the throat maybe
maybe a constriction in the throat maybe your mouth wants to gape a little maybe
your mouth wants to gape a little maybe
your mouth wants to gape a little maybe your tongue wants to protrude if we’re
your tongue wants to protrude if we’re
your tongue wants to protrude if we’re to look into your brain right now we
to look into your brain right now we
to look into your brain right now we might see heightened activity in your
might see heightened activity in your
might see heightened activity in your anterior insular your thalamus your
anterior insular your thalamus your
anterior insular your thalamus your medial prefrontal cortex we know what
medial prefrontal cortex we know what
medial prefrontal cortex we know what this is this is discussed and we are
this is this is discussed and we are
this is this is discussed and we are very very good at allowing insects to
very very good at allowing insects to
very very good at allowing insects to produce that feeling in us there’s
produce that feeling in us there’s
produce that feeling in us there’s several reasons why we meet with them
several reasons why we meet with them
several reasons why we meet with them you might feel discussed several
you might feel discussed several
you might feel discussed several theories are being proposed from a
theories are being proposed from a
theories are being proposed from a Darwinian evolutionary perspective
Darwinian evolutionary perspective
Darwinian evolutionary perspective disgust is the body’s way of telling us
disgust is the body’s way of telling us
disgust is the body’s way of telling us that we’re in the presence of something
that we’re in the presence of something
that we’re in the presence of something dangerous or something toxic something
dangerous or something toxic something
dangerous or something toxic something infectious something pestilential those
infectious something pestilential those
infectious something pestilential those of our ancestors who were repelled by
of our ancestors who were repelled by
of our ancestors who were repelled by the ideas of maggot infested carrion or
the ideas of maggot infested carrion or
the ideas of maggot infested carrion or excrement or rotten flesh those who felt
excrement or rotten flesh those who felt
excrement or rotten flesh those who felt repulsed by that were less likely to
repulsed by that were less likely to
repulsed by that were less likely to fall ill less likely to die less likely
fall ill less likely to die less likely
fall ill less likely to die less likely to reproduce and we carry the genes of
to reproduce and we carry the genes of
to reproduce and we carry the genes of that aversion in the form of our disgust
that aversion in the form of our disgust
that aversion in the form of our disgust insects by association seem to have been
insects by association seem to have been
insects by association seem to have been caught up in that evolutionary habit
caught up in that evolutionary habit
caught up in that evolutionary habit unfairly in my opinion from a
unfairly in my opinion from a
unfairly in my opinion from a psychoanalytic perspective you might
psychoanalytic perspective you might
psychoanalytic perspective you might think of it slightly differently for a
think of it slightly differently for a
think of it slightly differently for a psychoanalyst maybe disgust it’s just a
psychoanalyst maybe disgust it’s just a
psychoanalyst maybe disgust it’s just a flipside of desire a symptom of
flipside of desire a symptom of
flipside of desire a symptom of repression perhaps a repulsive force
repression perhaps a repulsive force
repression perhaps a repulsive force given power by the existence of a
given power by the existence of a
given power by the existence of a attractive opposite are we secretly a
attractive opposite are we secretly a
attractive opposite are we secretly a to insects is this the love that dare
to insects is this the love that dare
to insects is this the love that dare not speak its name
some have suggests did the philosopher
some have suggests did the philosopher old Alvin Orel : I for example that one
old Alvin Orel : I for example that one
old Alvin Orel : I for example that one of the things that we find disgusting
of the things that we find disgusting
of the things that we find disgusting about insects is that we don’t see them
about insects is that we don’t see them
about insects is that we don’t see them as individuals they exist for us as a
as individuals they exist for us as a
as individuals they exist for us as a teeming conglomerate as plagues and
teeming conglomerate as plagues and
teeming conglomerate as plagues and swarms that threatened to engulf us to
swarms that threatened to engulf us to
swarms that threatened to engulf us to overwhelm us to out breed us it is this
overwhelm us to out breed us it is this
overwhelm us to out breed us it is this quality of duck what corn I refers to us
quality of duck what corn I refers to us
quality of duck what corn I refers to us there they’re teaming sexual fecundity
there they’re teaming sexual fecundity
there they’re teaming sexual fecundity excessive sexual for Conda G for coal
excessive sexual for Conda G for coal
excessive sexual for Conda G for coal nine that we find so threatening
nine that we find so threatening
nine that we find so threatening whatever the reason insects are pretty
whatever the reason insects are pretty
whatever the reason insects are pretty disgusting really really disgusting but
disgusting really really disgusting but
disgusting really really disgusting but there’s something funny about insects
there’s something funny about insects
there’s something funny about insects too and if you’ve been reading the
too and if you’ve been reading the
too and if you’ve been reading the papers or watching television any sudden
papers or watching television any sudden
papers or watching television any sudden last three or four years you’ll know
last three or four years you’ll know
last three or four years you’ll know that insects seem to be having a bit of
that insects seem to be having a bit of
that insects seem to be having a bit of a time in the Sun right now you’ll have
a time in the Sun right now you’ll have
a time in the Sun right now you’ll have seen articles pointing out how high in
seen articles pointing out how high in
seen articles pointing out how high in protein insects they are or higher than
protein insects they are or higher than
protein insects they are or higher than traditional livestock you’re perhaps
traditional livestock you’re perhaps
traditional livestock you’re perhaps have read that they contain more vitamin
have read that they contain more vitamin
have read that they contain more vitamin b12 and you’d find in fish more iron
b12 and you’d find in fish more iron
b12 and you’d find in fish more iron that you’d find in spinach also high in
that you’d find in spinach also high in
that you’d find in spinach also high in zinc in calcium and potassium and other
zinc in calcium and potassium and other
zinc in calcium and potassium and other nutrients low in fat high in fiber you
nutrients low in fat high in fiber you
nutrients low in fat high in fiber you might have come across those kind of
might have come across those kind of
might have come across those kind of ideas you might have also read that some
ideas you might have also read that some
ideas you might have also read that some of the major companies in in the world
of the major companies in in the world
of the major companies in in the world today including PepsiCo and Nestle are
today including PepsiCo and Nestle are
today including PepsiCo and Nestle are investing millions in the idea of
investing millions in the idea of
investing millions in the idea of insects as the future of food and if
insects as the future of food and if
insects as the future of food and if corporations that size are investing in
corporations that size are investing in
corporations that size are investing in it you know it’s not just a passing fad
it you know it’s not just a passing fad
it you know it’s not just a passing fad it’s been estimated that the global
it’s been estimated that the global
it’s been estimated that the global market federal insects will go to over
market federal insects will go to over
market federal insects will go to over half a billion by 2023 you might even
half a billion by 2023 you might even
half a billion by 2023 you might even have heard that there was a report
have heard that there was a report
have heard that there was a report published in 2013 by the United Nations
published in 2013 by the United Nations
published in 2013 by the United Nations the Food and Agriculture Association of
the Food and Agriculture Association of
the Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations indeed not only
the United Nations indeed not only
the United Nations indeed not only detailing how many insects are already
detailing how many insects are already
detailing how many insects are already consumed around the world over two
consumed around the world over two
consumed around the world over two billion people almost a third of the
billion people almost a third of the
billion people almost a third of the world’s population already consumed over
world’s population already consumed over
world’s population already consumed over 2000 types of edible insects but also in
2000 types of edible insects but also in
2000 types of edible insects but also in this report pointing out their benefits
this report pointing out their benefits
this report pointing out their benefits in terms of
in terms of
in terms of their nobility in terms of production in
their nobility in terms of production in
their nobility in terms of production in terms of energy use in terms of
terms of energy use in terms of
terms of energy use in terms of greenhouse gas emissions insects are off
greenhouse gas emissions insects are off
greenhouse gas emissions insects are off the charts they use less feed to produce
the charts they use less feed to produce
the charts they use less feed to produce more protein make less greenhouse gas
more protein make less greenhouse gas
more protein make less greenhouse gas require less energy and less space so we
require less energy and less space so we
require less energy and less space so we seem to be in a bit of a cleft stick
seem to be in a bit of a cleft stick
seem to be in a bit of a cleft stick here insects are simultaneously
here insects are simultaneously
here insects are simultaneously disgusting and brilliant they could save
disgusting and brilliant they could save
disgusting and brilliant they could save the world and to make our stomach turn
the world and to make our stomach turn
the world and to make our stomach turn over and give us chills in our skin
over and give us chills in our skin
over and give us chills in our skin perhaps make us want to be sick but
perhaps make us want to be sick but
perhaps make us want to be sick but we’ve been here before this ugly looking
we’ve been here before this ugly looking
we’ve been here before this ugly looking bottom feeder as you’ll know is a
bottom feeder as you’ll know is a
bottom feeder as you’ll know is a lobster and a hundred years ago 150
lobster and a hundred years ago 150
lobster and a hundred years ago 150 years ago this was completely beyond the
years ago this was completely beyond the
years ago this was completely beyond the bounds of good taste anyone with any
bounds of good taste anyone with any
bounds of good taste anyone with any kind of gustatory experience would
kind of gustatory experience would
kind of gustatory experience would reject this wholesale these will only
reject this wholesale these will only
reject this wholesale these will only fit for prisoners and indentured
fit for prisoners and indentured
fit for prisoners and indentured servants now a Cornish lobster is about
servants now a Cornish lobster is about
servants now a Cornish lobster is about 35 pounds a kilo and features on the
35 pounds a kilo and features on the
35 pounds a kilo and features on the menus of the best restaurants so what
menus of the best restaurants so what
menus of the best restaurants so what should we do those of us who are
should we do those of us who are
should we do those of us who are interested in advocating for greater
interested in advocating for greater
interested in advocating for greater consumption of edible insects so we just
consumption of edible insects so we just
consumption of edible insects so we just wait around and hope that as with the
wait around and hope that as with the
wait around and hope that as with the lobster we all just kind of get over
lobster we all just kind of get over
lobster we all just kind of get over this noise you’re about insects well we
this noise you’re about insects well we
this noise you’re about insects well we could but manufacturers are also doing
could but manufacturers are also doing
could but manufacturers are also doing other things manufacturers are also
other things manufacturers are also
other things manufacturers are also trying to find ways to introduce edible
trying to find ways to introduce edible
trying to find ways to introduce edible insects into the food supply using those
insects into the food supply using those
insects into the food supply using those traditional methods of rebranding and
traditional methods of rebranding and
traditional methods of rebranding and judicious use of euphemism let me
judicious use of euphemism let me
judicious use of euphemism let me introduce you to this fella this is an
introduce you to this fella this is an
introduce you to this fella this is an insect called Diplodocus caucus and if
insect called Diplodocus caucus and if
insect called Diplodocus caucus and if you put it in the palm of your hand and
you put it in the palm of your hand and
you put it in the palm of your hand and smush it with your finger it leaves a
smush it with your finger it leaves a
smush it with your finger it leaves a crimson smear on your skin like that if
crimson smear on your skin like that if
crimson smear on your skin like that if you take that and dry it to a powder you
you take that and dry it to a powder you
you take that and dry it to a powder you can use it to color all manner of things
can use it to color all manner of things
can use it to color all manner of things the Aztecs used it to color yarn for
the Aztecs used it to color yarn for
the Aztecs used it to color yarn for fabrics you could alternatively add it
fabrics you could alternatively add it
fabrics you could alternatively add it to a strawberry
to a strawberry
to a strawberry Pacino to give it that healthy red look
Pacino to give it that healthy red look
Pacino to give it that healthy red look as a major coffee chain didn’t sell very
as a major coffee chain didn’t sell very
as a major coffee chain didn’t sell very recently you could also add it to yogurt
recently you could also add it to yogurt
recently you could also add it to yogurt or to fruit juice real label it as
or to fruit juice real label it as
or to fruit juice real label it as carmine and sell it on the supermarket’s
carmine and sell it on the supermarket’s
carmine and sell it on the supermarket’s you could even give it the innocuous
you could even give it the innocuous
you could even give it the innocuous designation e120 and add it to the
designation e120 and add it to the
designation e120 and add it to the sweets that you give your children next
sweets that you give your children next
sweets that you give your children next time you’re in the supermarket check
time you’re in the supermarket check
time you’re in the supermarket check your levels okay you’re already eating a
your levels okay you’re already eating a
your levels okay you’re already eating a lot of insect in fact it’s forget
lot of insect in fact it’s forget
lot of insect in fact it’s forget estimated that all of us get about 500
estimated that all of us get about 500
estimated that all of us get about 500 grams of insects that’s a bag about this
grams of insects that’s a bag about this
grams of insects that’s a bag about this big about 500 grams of insects
big about 500 grams of insects
big about 500 grams of insects accidentally or intentionally every year
accidentally or intentionally every year
accidentally or intentionally every year so we’re already doing it the future
so we’re already doing it the future
so we’re already doing it the future will be more of the same let me show you
will be more of the same let me show you
will be more of the same let me show you a list of ingredients this is what a
a list of ingredients this is what a
a list of ingredients this is what a list of ingredients might look like in a
list of ingredients might look like in a
list of ingredients might look like in a supermarket before too long as you can
supermarket before too long as you can
supermarket before too long as you can see two of those ingredients are
see two of those ingredients are
see two of those ingredients are highlighted in red fairy
highlighted in red fairy
highlighted in red fairy and Grillin nice innocuous sounding
and Grillin nice innocuous sounding
and Grillin nice innocuous sounding additives Farion is one of the proposed
additives Farion is one of the proposed
additives Farion is one of the proposed names for Sanabria Molitor which is
names for Sanabria Molitor which is
names for Sanabria Molitor which is mealworms mealworms dried ground to a
mealworms mealworms dried ground to a
mealworms mealworms dried ground to a powder marketed as fairing added to
powder marketed as fairing added to
powder marketed as fairing added to existing food foodstuffs Grillin is the
existing food foodstuffs Grillin is the
existing food foodstuffs Grillin is the equivalent for crickets ground crickets
so as I say expect to see that within
so as I say expect to see that within five years except of course you don’t
five years except of course you don’t
five years except of course you don’t really need to wait five years these
really need to wait five years these
really need to wait five years these delicious-looking falafel locally
delicious-looking falafel locally
delicious-looking falafel locally produced here in Cornwall are made with
produced here in Cornwall are made with
produced here in Cornwall are made with exactly those ingredients and recently
exactly those ingredients and recently
exactly those ingredients and recently won an award in the test the West Awards
won an award in the test the West Awards
won an award in the test the West Awards and the yes they do contain mealworms
and the yes they do contain mealworms
and the yes they do contain mealworms and crickets so if have you seen the new
and crickets so if have you seen the new
and crickets so if have you seen the new blade or the film having seen any
blade or the film having seen any
blade or the film having seen any pleasure and film okay
pleasure and film okay
pleasure and film okay if you haven’t seen the new blade or the
if you haven’t seen the new blade or the
if you haven’t seen the new blade or the film there are several scenes in it
film there are several scenes in it
film there are several scenes in it which indicate that in the future people
which indicate that in the future people
which indicate that in the future people will be eating insects they seem to be
will be eating insects they seem to be
will be eating insects they seem to be just around the place at train stations
just around the place at train stations
just around the place at train stations you know like your sushi is now
but we don’t have to wait till 2049 for
but we don’t have to wait till 2049 for insects to become routine we might never
insects to become routine we might never
insects to become routine we might never become accustomed to those phases and
become accustomed to those phases and
become accustomed to those phases and teaming for kunda t that strange
teaming for kunda t that strange
teaming for kunda t that strange overwhelming sexuality they have but
overwhelming sexuality they have but
overwhelming sexuality they have but we’ll get used to them somehow through
we’ll get used to them somehow through
we’ll get used to them somehow through the use of euphemism so we are living in
the use of euphemism so we are living in
the use of euphemism so we are living in quite a unique moment actually in the
quite a unique moment actually in the
quite a unique moment actually in the history of tests in gustatory history
history of tests in gustatory history
history of tests in gustatory history because our kids now grandkids why 2049
because our kids now grandkids why 2049
because our kids now grandkids why 2049 this will all be routine behavior to
this will all be routine behavior to
this will all be routine behavior to them they won’t have that experience
them they won’t have that experience
them they won’t have that experience that we have of seeing insects what is
that we have of seeing insects what is
that we have of seeing insects what is the future of food and there’s something
the future of food and there’s something
the future of food and there’s something that’s turns your stomach over as
that’s turns your stomach over as
that’s turns your stomach over as simultaneously raw revolting and
simultaneously raw revolting and
simultaneously raw revolting and desirable they want to have any of that
desirable they want to have any of that
desirable they want to have any of that they’ll look back to us and think what
they’ll look back to us and think what
they’ll look back to us and think what was it like granddad what was it like to
was it like granddad what was it like to
was it like granddad what was it like to be alive in 2017 when you had this weird
be alive in 2017 when you had this weird
be alive in 2017 when you had this weird ambivalence about insects I think we
ambivalence about insects I think we
ambivalence about insects I think we should be able to tell them I think we
should be able to tell them I think we
should be able to tell them I think we ought to describe in detail what it is
ought to describe in detail what it is
ought to describe in detail what it is like to be confronted with something
like to be confronted with something
like to be confronted with something that’s strange and alien and unpleasant
that’s strange and alien and unpleasant
that’s strange and alien and unpleasant and creepy and similar and also
and creepy and similar and also
and creepy and similar and also desirable and healthy and maybe even
desirable and healthy and maybe even
desirable and healthy and maybe even tasty the only way we’re going to be
tasty the only way we’re going to be
tasty the only way we’re going to be able to tell them that story is by
able to tell them that story is by
able to tell them that story is by trying them ourselves so I want to
trying them ourselves so I want to
trying them ourselves so I want to encourage you to embrace that paradox
encourage you to embrace that paradox
encourage you to embrace that paradox that cleft stick I talked about between
that cleft stick I talked about between
that cleft stick I talked about between desire and and then disgust to savor
desire and and then disgust to savor
desire and and then disgust to savor that the pleasures of that disgust and
that the pleasures of that disgust and
that the pleasures of that disgust and to embrace this moment savor the moment
to embrace this moment savor the moment
to embrace this moment savor the moment you might say thanks very much
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