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The Future of Protein: Breeding The Super Tuber | Padraic Flood | Escaped Sapiens #73

Wheat, soy, corn, potatoes—did we really domesticate the best crops nature had to offer? In this episode of the podcast, I speak with geneticist Padraic J. Flood, who specializes in population and quantitative genetics. Padraic left academia and a position in vertical farming to pursue a dream: the domestication of the Aardaker. The Aardaker is a small, unassuming plant native to moist temperate regions of Europe and Western Asia. It produces edible tubers similar to potatoes, but unlike potatoes, these tubers are rich in protein. This unique combination could yield several times more protein per hectare than soy. Not only that, but the Aardaker is delicious, versatile (much like a potato), and improves soil quality by fixing nitrogen. If Padraic succeeds in domesticating the Aardaker—improving its size, uniformity, and other key traits—he could create a super crop that requires less land, enriches the soil, and potentially returns vast areas of farming land to nature. ►Find out more about Padraic's work: www.aardaia.com ►Subscribe And Turn On All Notifications To See More: https://www.youtube.com/c/EscapedSapi... These conversations are supported by the Andrea von Braun foundation (http://www.avbstiftung.de/), as an exploration of the rich, exciting, connected, scientifically literate, and (most importantly) sustainable future of humanity. The Andrea von Braun Foundation has provided me with full creative freedom with their support. As such, the views expressed in these episodes are my own and those of my guests. Menu: 0:00 - Padraic Flood. 1:25 - What is quantitative and Population Genetics. 3:12 - The Dream. 10:25 - The breeding goals 13:11 - The taste. 15:00 - Why is the Aardaker not domesticated 17:05 - Beer before bread hypothesis. 22:50 - Where is the Aardaker from. 23:40 - Peas and Poisons... 28:50 - The Impact of the Aardaker. 34:40 - What kind of protein is in the Aardaker. 36:40 - The breeding program. 47:10 - Why do we need a geneticist? 49:00 - Genetic 59:10 - Why sell seed and not tubers? 1:05:10- inbreeding and propogation 1:08:53 - Trait correlations 1:13:55 - what would kill the protein? 1:18:45 - Why not just improve the protein? 1:21:20 - What is polyploidy? 1:42:20 - How good can the Aardaker be? 1:44:35 - The economic model. 1:50:20 - Dead and forgotten? 1:53:40 - A reason of optimism. 1:59:30 - Wild Vs domestic carrots Watch These Videos Next: ►Hacking The Blueprint Of Life | Michael Levin | Escaped Sapiens #37    • Hacking The Blueprint Of Life | Michael Le...   ►How Your Evolved Psychology Controls You | Diana Fleischman | Escaped Sapiens Podcast #28    • How Your Evolved Psychology Controls You |...   ►3 Months Lost at Sea, Human Endurance and Ingenuity | Steve Callahan | Escaped Sapiens Podcast #22    • 3 Months Lost at Sea, Human Endurance and ...   ►A Blueprint For Mars Colonization | Robert Zubrin | Escaped Sapiens Podcast #5    • A Blueprint For Mars Colonization | Robert...