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What will we be eating in the future? | Miya Ferisse | TEDxCanadianIntlSchool


hi everyone so raise your hand if you’ve

hi everyone so raise your hand if you’ve eaten something during the last 24 hours

eaten something during the last 24 hours

eaten something during the last 24 hours well I can see it on your face you’re

well I can see it on your face you’re

well I can see it on your face you’re thinking well of course meow you saw me

thinking well of course meow you saw me

thinking well of course meow you saw me at the canteen and 24 hours is a pretty

at the canteen and 24 hours is a pretty

at the canteen and 24 hours is a pretty long time so obviously yeah obviously

long time so obviously yeah obviously

long time so obviously yeah obviously well did you know that more than one out

well did you know that more than one out

well did you know that more than one out of ten people in the world are starving

of ten people in the world are starving

of ten people in the world are starving right now and according to the FAO or

right now and according to the FAO or

right now and according to the FAO or the Food and Agriculture Organization

1.3 billion tons of food are thrown away

1.3 billion tons of food are thrown away each year

each year

each year it’s represent 14 million square

it’s represent 14 million square

it’s represent 14 million square kilometer of field that goes to trash

kilometer of field that goes to trash

kilometer of field that goes to trash it’s bigger than the area of Europe so

it’s bigger than the area of Europe so

it’s bigger than the area of Europe so yes our food system is not efficient yes

yes our food system is not efficient yes

yes our food system is not efficient yes our population is increasing and no our

our population is increasing and no our

our population is increasing and no our planet is not extensible today I’m here

planet is not extensible today I’m here

planet is not extensible today I’m here to talk about the future of our food and

to talk about the future of our food and

to talk about the future of our food and I will be presenting you five types of

I will be presenting you five types of

I will be presenting you five types of innovation that we might see in a close

innovation that we might see in a close

innovation that we might see in a close future some of them already exist as

future some of them already exist as

future some of them already exist as well and they are here to transform our

well and they are here to transform our

well and they are here to transform our food system to make it more efficient or

food system to make it more efficient or

food system to make it more efficient or to fit the needs of the future

to fit the needs of the future

to fit the needs of the future population and I hope that you’re not

population and I hope that you’re not

population and I hope that you’re not eating anything right now because you

eating anything right now because you

eating anything right now because you might want to put your snacks away

might want to put your snacks away

might want to put your snacks away during this presentation ready let’s get

during this presentation ready let’s get

during this presentation ready let’s get into it

into it

into it have you ever watched matrix the movie

have you ever watched matrix the movie

have you ever watched matrix the movie yeah do you remember that moments when

yeah do you remember that moments when

yeah do you remember that moments when neo wakes up and he realized that

neo wakes up and he realized that

neo wakes up and he realized that actually every human is kept alive

actually every human is kept alive

actually every human is kept alive through a lot of tubes that go all over

through a lot of tubes that go all over

through a lot of tubes that go all over their bodies

their bodies

their bodies this scene remember okay this might have

this scene remember okay this might have

this scene remember okay this might have inspired an engineer and he did the same

inspired an engineer and he did the same

inspired an engineer and he did the same thing but for chickens

thing but for chickens

thing but for chickens so it would be matrix for four chickens

so it would be matrix for four chickens

so it would be matrix for four chickens and it will look like this it’s a

and it will look like this it’s a

and it will look like this it’s a vertical chicken forms and what’s

vertical chicken forms and what’s

vertical chicken forms and what’s happening there is that each chickens

happening there is that each chickens

happening there is that each chickens would have their cerebral cortex remove

would have their cerebral cortex remove

would have their cerebral cortex remove so they wouldn’t feel any stress any

so they wouldn’t feel any stress any

so they wouldn’t feel any stress any feeling or any pain it would pretty much

feeling or any pain it would pretty much

feeling or any pain it would pretty much become cultivated vegetables but made

become cultivated vegetables but made

become cultivated vegetables but made out of meat

out of meat

out of meat you can see a lot of tubes that go all

you can see a lot of tubes that go all

you can see a lot of tubes that go all over here and these would take care of

over here and these would take care of

over here and these would take care of the air the food the excrement of those

the air the food the excrement of those

the air the food the excrement of those birds and they would still be able to

birds and they would still be able to

birds and they would still be able to grow because their brainstem will be

grow because their brainstem will be

grow because their brainstem will be kept and this would be done through

kept and this would be done through

kept and this would be done through electrical stimulation controlled by

electrical stimulation controlled by

electrical stimulation controlled by computers so this has a lot of

computers so this has a lot of

computers so this has a lot of advantages for example the yield

advantages for example the yield

advantages for example the yield production is extremely high and these

production is extremely high and these

production is extremely high and these birds wouldn’t have wouldn’t be stressed

birds wouldn’t have wouldn’t be stressed

birds wouldn’t have wouldn’t be stressed out due to car crowded area just like

out due to car crowded area just like

out due to car crowded area just like we’re seeing in our food system current

we’re seeing in our food system current

we’re seeing in our food system current food system however this still raises a

food system however this still raises a

food system however this still raises a lot of problem ethically are we allowed

lot of problem ethically are we allowed

lot of problem ethically are we allowed to play with those birds live in this

to play with those birds live in this

to play with those birds live in this way we don’t know we’re things still

way we don’t know we’re things still

way we don’t know we’re things still thinking about it but who knows maybe in

thinking about it but who knows maybe in

thinking about it but who knows maybe in a close future right but this could help

a close future right but this could help

a close future right but this could help us with our increasing meat consumption

us with our increasing meat consumption

us with our increasing meat consumption and as you may or may not know our

and as you may or may not know our

and as you may or may not know our livestock nowadays produce 16 percent of

livestock nowadays produce 16 percent of

livestock nowadays produce 16 percent of our carbon emission so this would also

our carbon emission so this would also

our carbon emission so this would also reduce our carbon footprint so a lot of

reduce our carbon footprint so a lot of

reduce our carbon footprint so a lot of advantages right however it’s not the

advantages right however it’s not the

advantages right however it’s not the first time that human tried to literally

first time that human tried to literally

first time that human tried to literally grow meat just like we would grow plants

grow meat just like we would grow plants

grow meat just like we would grow plants this leads us to our second innovation

this leads us to our second innovation

this leads us to our second innovation the in vitro steaks you might have heard

the in vitro steaks you might have heard

the in vitro steaks you might have heard of this one it’s pretty recent the first

of this one it’s pretty recent the first

of this one it’s pretty recent the first one was done in 2013 what is it it’s a

one was done in 2013 what is it it’s a

one was done in 2013 what is it it’s a little piece of meat that have been

little piece of meat that have been

little piece of meat that have been produced in a laboratory and it took six

produced in a laboratory and it took six

produced in a laboratory and it took six weeks to produce this one and it’s only

weeks to produce this one and it’s only

weeks to produce this one and it’s only cows muscle cells that have been

cows muscle cells that have been

cows muscle cells that have been replicated over and over and yeah and

replicated over and over and yeah and

replicated over and over and yeah and guess how much it costs to just produce

guess how much it costs to just produce

guess how much it costs to just produce one a thousand ten thousand a hundred

one a thousand ten thousand a hundred

one a thousand ten thousand a hundred thousand yeah ten thousand it’s actually

thousand yeah ten thousand it’s actually

thousand yeah ten thousand it’s actually cost three hundred twenty-five thousand

cost three hundred twenty-five thousand

cost three hundred twenty-five thousand US dollar and this was done in 2013 now

US dollar and this was done in 2013 now

US dollar and this was done in 2013 now gets not how much it costs right now

gets not how much it costs right now

gets not how much it costs right now a lot still a lot no how many

1,100 it’s actually closed only twelve

1,100 it’s actually closed only twelve dollars and this shows how much our

dollars and this shows how much our

dollars and this shows how much our technology can improve over time right

technology can improve over time right

technology can improve over time right according to the food expert the taste

according to the food expert the taste

according to the food expert the taste is actually not the same as the one we

is actually not the same as the one we

is actually not the same as the one we have right now but the texture is really

have right now but the texture is really

have right now but the texture is really realistic and again it has a lot of

realistic and again it has a lot of

realistic and again it has a lot of advantages well first it’s really

advantages well first it’s really

advantages well first it’s really economic you don’t have to feed the cows

economic you don’t have to feed the cows

economic you don’t have to feed the cows you don’t have to give them water and

you don’t have to give them water and

you don’t have to give them water and the animal would not suffer so maybe

the animal would not suffer so maybe

the animal would not suffer so maybe even vegetarians might accept to eat

even vegetarians might accept to eat

even vegetarians might accept to eat those types of meat and again it would

those types of meat and again it would

those types of meat and again it would help us with our increasing carbon

help us with our increasing carbon

help us with our increasing carbon footprint let’s leave the meat for a

footprint let’s leave the meat for a

footprint let’s leave the meat for a second ok let’s speak about something

second ok let’s speak about something

second ok let’s speak about something else let’s speak about movie because I

else let’s speak about movie because I

else let’s speak about movie because I like movies have you watched this movie

like movies have you watched this movie

like movies have you watched this movie Solent Green it’s a pretty old one 1973

Solent Green it’s a pretty old one 1973

Solent Green it’s a pretty old one 1973 some of you ok yeah some of you have to

some of you ok yeah some of you have to

some of you ok yeah some of you have to watch this ok so it’s really interesting

watch this ok so it’s really interesting

watch this ok so it’s really interesting because it speaks about the future in

because it speaks about the future in

because it speaks about the future in 2022 and how our population would

2022 and how our population would

2022 and how our population would replace our normal meal by some little

replace our normal meal by some little

replace our normal meal by some little pills that would be called Soylent Green

pills that would be called Soylent Green

pills that would be called Soylent Green and those little pills would completely

and those little pills would completely

and those little pills would completely replace all our nutritious needs so this

replace all our nutritious needs so this

replace all our nutritious needs so this might have inspired an engineer who did

might have inspired an engineer who did

might have inspired an engineer who did a little bit the same thing but with a

a little bit the same thing but with a

a little bit the same thing but with a Potter called Soylent so this powder

Potter called Soylent so this powder

Potter called Soylent so this powder would just be mixed with some water and

would just be mixed with some water and

would just be mixed with some water and it would contain the perfect balance of

it would contain the perfect balance of

it would contain the perfect balance of minerals vitamins and proteins and this

minerals vitamins and proteins and this

minerals vitamins and proteins and this engineer tried it on himself for one

engineer tried it on himself for one

engineer tried it on himself for one month so one month every day three times

month so one month every day three times

month so one month every day three times a day

a day

a day Soylent well first day he survived which

Soylent well first day he survived which

Soylent well first day he survived which is pretty cool second thing he said that

is pretty cool second thing he said that

is pretty cool second thing he said that he never felt as good as before so I

he never felt as good as before so I

he never felt as good as before so I made some research there because I

made some research there because I

made some research there because I thought it’s a little bit weird why are

thought it’s a little bit weird why are

thought it’s a little bit weird why are we still eating food if we have silence

we still eating food if we have silence

we still eating food if we have silence it’s the solution of all our problem

it’s the solution of all our problem

it’s the solution of all our problem and the reason is pretty simple a lot of

and the reason is pretty simple a lot of

and the reason is pretty simple a lot of people have tried it and they gave up

people have tried it and they gave up

people have tried it and they gave up after one or two weeks why because they

after one or two weeks why because they

after one or two weeks why because they were becoming depressed or moody or

were becoming depressed or moody or

were becoming depressed or moody or aggressive towards other people

aggressive towards other people

aggressive towards other people according to food expert the art brain

according to food expert the art brain

according to food expert the art brain really needs to choose something and to

really needs to choose something and to

really needs to choose something and to spend a minimum of 20 minutes for each

spend a minimum of 20 minutes for each

spend a minimum of 20 minutes for each meals to feel completely satisfied so

meals to feel completely satisfied so

meals to feel completely satisfied so sadly this type of food might not

sadly this type of food might not

sadly this type of food might not develop a lot in the future however it

develop a lot in the future however it

develop a lot in the future however it could act as a life saver for example

could act as a life saver for example

could act as a life saver for example after natural disaster because it’s

after natural disaster because it’s

after natural disaster because it’s really easy to transport and it’s really

really easy to transport and it’s really

really easy to transport and it’s really affordable and you just mix it with

affordable and you just mix it with

affordable and you just mix it with water and you just get Soylent pretty

water and you just get Soylent pretty

water and you just get Soylent pretty easy right okay I’ll make you guess my

easy right okay I’ll make you guess my

easy right okay I’ll make you guess my first product to billion people on earth

first product to billion people on earth

first product to billion people on earth already eat them so it’s not an

already eat them so it’s not an

already eat them so it’s not an innovation we’ve been doing it since a

innovation we’ve been doing it since a

innovation we’ve been doing it since a long time and as we as we living in

long time and as we as we living in

long time and as we as we living in Southeast Asia you might have already

Southeast Asia you might have already

Southeast Asia you might have already tried those rice no no no not rice

vegetables it’s sex yay yay yummy right

vegetables it’s sex yay yay yummy right okay I’ll just because they look at big

okay I’ll just because they look at big

okay I’ll just because they look at big girls I’ll just cover them with the

girls I’ll just cover them with the

girls I’ll just cover them with the pictures of my last trip in Cambodia and

pictures of my last trip in Cambodia and

pictures of my last trip in Cambodia and you can see us trying fried tarantula

you can see us trying fried tarantula

you can see us trying fried tarantula and you can see how pleased I look among

and you can see how pleased I look among

and you can see how pleased I look among the right-hand side corner it’s not that

the right-hand side corner it’s not that

the right-hand side corner it’s not that good but the grasshoppers actually

good but the grasshoppers actually

good but the grasshoppers actually tastes pretty good should try them so do

tastes pretty good should try them so do

tastes pretty good should try them so do the insect that we eat the most in the

the insect that we eat the most in the

the insect that we eat the most in the world are beetles grasshoppers and

world are beetles grasshoppers and

world are beetles grasshoppers and caterpillars okay and however the ritual

caterpillars okay and however the ritual

caterpillars okay and however the ritual culture they don’t really want to try

culture they don’t really want to try

culture they don’t really want to try them because they look a little bit

them because they look a little bit

them because they look a little bit gross and we’re not really attracted by

gross and we’re not really attracted by

gross and we’re not really attracted by their appearance

their appearance

their appearance however they’re slowly being introduced

however they’re slowly being introduced

however they’re slowly being introduced for example in my home country in

for example in my home country in

for example in my home country in Switzerland we have our first burgers

Switzerland we have our first burgers

Switzerland we have our first burgers made out of mealworms these are mere

made out of mealworms these are mere

made out of mealworms these are mere ones that have been sold this year in

ones that have been sold this year in

ones that have been sold this year in August and you can find them everywhere

August and you can find them everywhere

August and you can find them everywhere it’s really easy to buy them so yeah

it’s really easy to buy them so yeah

it’s really easy to buy them so yeah they’re slowly being introduced and

they’re slowly being introduced and

they’re slowly being introduced and again they have a huge amount of

again they have a huge amount of

again they have a huge amount of advantages for example did you know that

advantages for example did you know that

advantages for example did you know that they have the same nutritional value

they have the same nutritional value

they have the same nutritional value than the meat when it comes to proteins

than the meat when it comes to proteins

than the meat when it comes to proteins and they’re the insect are really easy

and they’re the insect are really easy

and they’re the insect are really easy to grow if you take ten kilograms of

to grow if you take ten kilograms of

to grow if you take ten kilograms of cereal you’d be able to produce one

cereal you’d be able to produce one

cereal you’d be able to produce one kilograms of meat but with the same 10

kilograms of meat but with the same 10

kilograms of meat but with the same 10 kilograms of cereal you’d produce 9

kilograms of cereal you’d produce 9

kilograms of cereal you’d produce 9 kilograms of grasshoppers so really easy

kilograms of grasshoppers so really easy

kilograms of grasshoppers so really easy to grow and the yield production is

to grow and the yield production is

to grow and the yield production is completely different

completely different

completely different so a lot of advantages and now let’s

so a lot of advantages and now let’s

so a lot of advantages and now let’s speak about the last innovation I’m

speak about the last innovation I’m

speak about the last innovation I’m gonna present you and for me it’s the

gonna present you and for me it’s the

gonna present you and for me it’s the most interesting one why because we

most interesting one why because we

most interesting one why because we might see them in a really close future

might see them in a really close future

might see them in a really close future and because some people are already

and because some people are already

and because some people are already using them if I tell you 3d printers

using them if I tell you 3d printers

using them if I tell you 3d printers what do you think about plastics are

what do you think about plastics are

what do you think about plastics are there any other materials yeah well did

there any other materials yeah well did

there any other materials yeah well did you know that we have some 3d printers

you know that we have some 3d printers

you know that we have some 3d printers that produce food Wow yeah the first one

that produce food Wow yeah the first one

that produce food Wow yeah the first one who were interested by this was the NASA

who were interested by this was the NASA

who were interested by this was the NASA why because they wanted their astronauts

why because they wanted their astronauts

why because they wanted their astronauts to eat something their friend from food

to eat something their friend from food

to eat something their friend from food space spacesuit in the in in space so

space spacesuit in the in in space so

space spacesuit in the in in space so they financed an engineer and well he

they financed an engineer and well he

they financed an engineer and well he tried it and guess what was his first

tried it and guess what was his first

tried it and guess what was his first product his first meal that he produced

product his first meal that he produced

product his first meal that he produced corn no nice try it was pizza and it

corn no nice try it was pizza and it

corn no nice try it was pizza and it actually makes sense right you build it

actually makes sense right you build it

actually makes sense right you build it layer by

layer by

layer by lair and it worked so now at the NASA is

lair and it worked so now at the NASA is

lair and it worked so now at the NASA is using them here in space but it’s even

using them here in space but it’s even

using them here in space but it’s even becoming a trend for example in some

becoming a trend for example in some

becoming a trend for example in some restaurants around the world they’re

restaurants around the world they’re

restaurants around the world they’re producing some food that only that I

producing some food that only that I

producing some food that only that I only produce it by 3d printers I’ve done

only produce it by 3d printers I’ve done

only produce it by 3d printers I’ve done some research we might have one soon in

some research we might have one soon in

some research we might have one soon in Singapore it’s not sure yet but we might

Singapore it’s not sure yet but we might

Singapore it’s not sure yet but we might but you know what this engineer doesn’t

but you know what this engineer doesn’t

but you know what this engineer doesn’t want to stop there he has bigger dreams

want to stop there he has bigger dreams

want to stop there he has bigger dreams and what he wants to do is to nourish

and what he wants to do is to nourish

and what he wants to do is to nourish the ten billion people that might be on

the ten billion people that might be on

the ten billion people that might be on this planet by the end of 2001 so 2100

this planet by the end of 2001 so 2100

this planet by the end of 2001 so 2100 it sounds pretty far from us doesn’t it

it sounds pretty far from us doesn’t it

it sounds pretty far from us doesn’t it a lot of us might not be here anymore

a lot of us might not be here anymore

a lot of us might not be here anymore and until then we’ll face a lot of

and until then we’ll face a lot of

and until then we’ll face a lot of challenges when it comes to the way we

challenges when it comes to the way we

challenges when it comes to the way we produce the way we manage or the way we

produce the way we manage or the way we

produce the way we manage or the way we consume more food just like we’ve had a

consume more food just like we’ve had a

consume more food just like we’ve had a lot of challenges in the past decades so

lot of challenges in the past decades so

lot of challenges in the past decades so tonight when you go back home and maybe

tonight when you go back home and maybe

tonight when you go back home and maybe you’re gonna be with your family maybe

you’re gonna be with your family maybe

you’re gonna be with your family maybe with a friend maybe by yourself and when

with a friend maybe by yourself and when

with a friend maybe by yourself and when you’re gonna go and eat your dinner I

you’re gonna go and eat your dinner I

you’re gonna go and eat your dinner I want you to think to imagine what will

want you to think to imagine what will

want you to think to imagine what will your meal look like in ten years

your meal look like in ten years

your meal look like in ten years thank you very much

thank you very much

thank you very much [Applause]

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