In this “Best of 2024” episode of Omnivore, Food Technology revisits the top food science and thought leader interviews of the year. Renowned agrologist Robert Saik discusses the ways that science and technology are critical if food production is to meet the needs of a fast-growing global population. Brittany Towers Lewis, aka The Black Food Scientist, talks about how and why she got into making her popular Instagram and TikTok video series, Science in Sixty Seconds. Amazon’s Justin Honaman discusses the potential impact of generative AI, the challenges in adoption, and use cases for the industry.
Plus: This episode of Omnivore is brought to you by IFT Membership. Connect with our diverse community and discover a world of new opportunities. Explore the benefits of membership at ift.org/membership.

In this “Best of 2024” episode of Omnivore, Food Technology revisits the top food science and thought leader interviews of the year. Renowned agrologist Robert Saik discusses the ways that science and technology are critical if food production is to meet the needs of a fast-growing global population. Brittany Towers Lewis, aka The Black Food Scientist, talks about how and why she got into making her popular Instagram and TikTok video series, Science in Sixty Seconds. Amazon’s Justin Honaman discusses the potential impact of generative AI, the challenges in adoption, and use cases for the industry. Plus: This episode of Omnivore is brought to you by IFT Membership. Connect with our diverse community and discover a world of new opportunities. Explore the benefits of membership at ift.org/membership.

EP 49: Ag Futurist Robert Saik, @TheBlackFoodScientist Shares the Science, The Potential of Generative AI

Advances in food science and technology are key to solving one of the world’s greatest modern challenges: How to sustainably and safely feed and nourish a global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. Join the award-winning editors of Food Technology, the flagship magazine of the Institute of Food Technologists, every other Monday for Omnivore, the podcast that amplifies the voices of the international food science and technology community working to feed the world. Curated from the pages of Food Technology, each episode serves up a series of solutions-oriented content and expert viewpoints on the food industry’s most top-of-mind issues, fortified by sound, science-based analysis. Featuring lively discussion and interviews with leading food scientists and researchers, product innovators, policy makers and thought leaders from across the world of food, you’ll find the Omnivore podcast an audio smorgasbord where the business and science of food intersect.

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EP 49: Ag Futurist Robert Saik, @TheBlackFoodScientist Shares the Science, The Potential of Generative AI

EP 49: Ag Futurist Robert Saik, @TheBlackFoodScientist Shares the Science, The Potential of Generative AI

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