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S2E4: Meat and Potatoes

The Secret History of the Future by Slate

Jul 24, 201936:20Technology

The potato seemed strange and unappetizing when it first arrived in Europe. But it grew into a wonder food that helped solve the continent’s hunger problems. Can its journey tell us what to expect from current efforts to...

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S2E4: Meat and Potatoes is an episode from The Secret History of the Future by Slate. The potato seemed strange and unappetizing when it first arrived in Europe. But it grew into a wonder food that helped solve the continent’s hunger proble...

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Published Jul 24, 2019, 36:20 long, audio available.

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