http://www.switched.com/2009/09/26/device-that-grows-meat-in-your-kitchen-wins-design-prize/ Switched Comments for Device That Grows Meat in Your Kitchen Wins Design Prize http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2009/09/26/device-that-grows-meat-in-your-kitchen-wins-design-prize/http://www.switched.com/2009/09/26/device-that-grows-meat-in-your-kitchen-wins-design-prize/
Of course, it has been done before in science fiction, so the idea isn't even original. I refer you to Pohl and Kornbluth's magnificent dystopic vision in The Space Merchants. Well worth reading, and more scientifically credible than this farrago of nonsense.

PhD, chemistry.]]>Sep 27th 2009 4:42AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/09/26/device-that-grows-meat-in-your-kitchen-wins-design-prize/http://www.switched.com/2009/09/26/device-that-grows-meat-in-your-kitchen-wins-design-prize/Perhaps the explanation for this somewhat questionable decision can be traced back to Hollywood. After all, reboots of old sci-fi franchises have been top performers recently. It was only a matter of time before someone came up with the idea of rebooting all those ridiculous commercials from the 50's and 60's promising that "The Kitchen of the Future" would forever eliminate the need for labor, insects, and non-canned vegetables. ]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/09/26/device-that-grows-meat-in-your-kitchen-wins-design-prize/http://www.switched.com/2009/09/26/device-that-grows-meat-in-your-kitchen-wins-design-prize/Sep 27th 2009 12:52PM