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Recently, I attended a panel discussion at the Natural History Museum between Marcus, Dr. Molly Jahn of the University of Madison, and activist and author Dr. Raj Patel on the topic of how climate, politics, and economics effect our food systems, and how we will feed the people on this planet in the future. According to Jahn, “There is more than one answer to why we experience famine and food insecurity around the globe.”  However, it is clear that it is not a lack of food that is the problem, but a insufficient infrastructure that leaves millions of people malnourished.

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On Thursday, January 10th, Marcus will be speaking on a panel at the American Museum of Natural History on the topic “How to Feed a Growing Planet.” Joining author Raj Patel (Stuffed and Starved) and geneticist Molly Jahn, the trio (moderated by NBC Chief Science and Health Correspondent Robert Bazell) will speak on the issues of food security vs. hunger, highlight the breakthroughs and perils of cutting-edge technology in the food space, and how what we eat affects the planet. Read More

Photo: Tawnya Manion

The American Museum of Natural History hosts a zealous banquet of a show, offering delicious tidbits about food agriculture, history, cooking, and how different cultures experience their foods and meals. The exhibition, “Our Global Kitchen”, takes the visitor on a journey through the past and future. You can explore what a typical dinner Livia Drusilla, wife of Emperor Augustus in ancient Rome, would have eaten, or visualize the future of urban farming which exists in a cylinder building with inclinations full of different crops. The showcase of cultural fares and food systems is too diverse to portray a particular message, but the educational experience about an event we partake in daily resonates deep.

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