Dinner on Mars the technologies that will feed the red planet and transform agriculture on Earth / Lenore Newman and Evan D.G. Fraser.
| Author/creator | Newman, Lenore, 1973- |
| Other author | Fraser, Evan D. G. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2022] |
| Description | 217 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: The Martian singularity -- Part I: Red horizons -- Arrival -- Foundation -- Small is beautiful -- Part II: Red Eden -- Biophilia -- Grass 2.0 -- Part III: Red meat -- I can't believe it's not cow -- The fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens -- Part IV: Red dawn -- Old Macdonald had an iFarm -- Closed loops -- Ballrooms of Mars -- Conclusion: Upgrading the operating system. |
| Abstract | "From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars--and 9 billion Earthlings too Feeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu involve cheese and ice cream made from vats of fermented yeast? Will medicine cabinets overflow with pharmaceuticals created from engineered barley grown using geothermal energy? Will the protein of choice feature a chicken breast grown in a lab? Weird, wonderful, and sometimes disgusting, figuring out "what's for dinner on Mars" is far from trivial. If we can figure out how to sustain ourselves on Mars, we will know how to do it on Earth too. In Dinner on Mars, authors Fraser and Newman show how setting the table off-planet will supercharge efforts to produce food sustainably here at home. For futurists, sci-fi geeks, tech nuts, business leaders, and anyone interested in the future of food, Dinner on Mars puts sustainability and adaptability on the menu in the face of our climate crisis"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021388177 |
| ISBN | 9781770416628 (softcover) |
| ISBN | 1770416625 (softcover) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |