{"page":"\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\nVideo\n
\n

\nTED: A scientific breakthrough that could transform how we produce food | David Friedberg\n

\n
\n
\nGet Free Access for 10 Days!\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
×
\n\n\n
\n\nPublisher:\n\nTED Talks\n\n\n
\n
\nAgriculture fundamentally changed the way humans live — but at a cost, using up huge tracts of land and wreaking havoc on the environment, even as millions still go hungry. Entrepreneur and investor David Friedberg paints a picture of...\nAgriculture fundamentally changed the way humans live — but at a cost, using up huge tracts of land and wreaking havoc on the environment, even as millions still go hungry. Entrepreneur and investor David Friedberg paints a picture of the evolution of agriculture and introduces a scientific breakthrough — \"boosted breeding\" — that might just transform how the world produces food. (This conversation was recorded live with head of TED Chris Anderson.)\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Resource Details

\n
\n
\n
\n
Curator Rating
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Grade
12th - Higher Ed
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Subjects
Science
4 more...
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Media Type
Instructional Videos
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Source:
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Date
\n
2024
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Audiences
For Teacher Use
2 more...
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Concepts

\n
\n
food, climate change, animals, farming, selective breeding, south asia, sustainability
\n
\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Additional Tags

\n
\n
agriculture, science, invention, global issues, environment, health, breed plants, grow crops, hunter gatherers, united states, guano fields, unintended consequences, synthetic chemistry, physical characteristics, sex cells, commercialization phase, foreign dna, burgeoning industry, methane emissions, takes forever, kills worms, synthetic chemicals, disease resistant, human health, genetic diversity, calorie problem, big part, higher output, smallholder farmer, eat corn, drought resistant, leftover potatoes, cotton farmers, gmo technology
\n
\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Educator Ratings

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\nShow resource details\n
\n
\n\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play video: TED: A scientific breakthrough that could transform how we produce food | David Friedberg\" href=\"/subscription/new\">\"TED:\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n"}