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S4 Ep45: Creating Cow-less, Plant-based Ice Cream that Truly Tastes Like the Real Deal with Aylon Steinhart, Eclipse Foods

Co-founded by Aylon Steinhart, Eclipse Foods, aims to create a more sustainable, ethical, and healthy food system by developing plant-based alternatives to dairy products. Moving away from using produce from factory farms presented challenges but Eclipse Foods knew that this action was a big step toward making an impact on the environment and human health.

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S4 Ep 43: Connecting Culture, Pleasure and Sustainability of the Human Food Experience Through Neuroscience with Mario Ubiali

Mario Ubiali founded Thimus with the vision of humanizing the food experience. Their team consists of biomedical engineers and cognitive neuroscientists who have developed a high-level portable electroencephalogram/EEG device with dry sensors embedded in the hardware to provide neurophysiological data used in analyzing and interpreting human behavior, specifically toward food.

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S4 Ep29: A Relatable Story of Sweet Success with Elizabeth Colling

Elizabeth Colling owns an artisanal cafe in Santa Barbara, CA, but building this mecca of confections wasn’t her childhood dream. Elizabeth is a perfect example of how one thing leads to another, no experience is ever wasted and how embracing the concept of pivoting is so powerful.

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