63. Food is eating the world

This week we talk food production and try to make sense of a world where obesity and food waste sit alongside food banks, shortages and riots. Today’s grain mostly comes from four companies. It’s abundant, subsidised and cheaper than the alternative, but it depletes our soil, decimates diversity; and producing food accounts for nearly a quarter of global GHG emissions. Are lab-grown meat and carbs the answer? In Crypto and the Markets this week the Fed’s Jackson Hole statement (more rate rises) knocked everything back into red, we ask what really drives inflation and what’s the unspoken goal. Also: “is crypto a ponzi? Is it useful?”. In NFTs the redemption of Pudgy Penguins, Zuk unstuck, and properties of the metaverse revisited. Links we mentioned: Our Discord: https://discord.gg/9Fktv2u3vu On Government Cheese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_cheese Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse selfie: https://www.facebook.com/4/posts/pfbid036rRnizKxuw9CwVftTZKTikmGZixWidyrEWGLaZg4Sm6jDFdPRPdn6Z5UJG5yeXRWl BrewDog Waterloo: https://www.brewdog.com/uk/brewdog-waterloo