Outrage as a Cultural Distribution Mechanism
In the spring of 1974, a cooperative of physicians began publicly advocating for the routine clinical use of a procedure that was, at the time, considered by a
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Living Objects: Observations on Consumer Relationship with Biologically Provenant Goods
Participants responded differently to Form objects once they understood the production process — but not in the way we anticipated.
Directed Morphogenesis in Woody Perennials: Phase One Observations
Controlled modification of growth form in woody perennial species presents a distinct set of challenges from those encountered in annual crop modification or pharmaceutical biological systems.
Structure Without Intervention
The history of furniture manufacturing is a history of imposing external geometry on biological material. That constraint has been removed.
Behavioral Adaptation Patterns in First-Time Cultured Protein Consumers
Research contexts impose a particular kind of attention. You notice things you are not looking for, and you learn, over time, to pay attention to what you notice.
The Structural Inefficiencies of Centralized Protein Logistics
There is a useful distinction between industries that have successfully adopted distributed production architectures and those that have not. The former tend to be characterized by strong feedback
Distributed Tissue Cultivation Systems for Scalable Nutritional Production
A preliminary technical report. Mammalian Biotech Research Division. Methods and results are presented for verification purposes only. Conclusions drawn from this data remain subject to revision pending extended
Food Systems as Adaptive Infrastructure
Every system that sustains human populations operates according to logic that is visible only in retrospect. The constraints it was designed to resolve — geographic, biological, economic, social — become