The Optimist's Barn
Robert YamanA techno-optimist's lens on farm animal welfare.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 27 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 6 months ago |
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DARPA for Chickens
In 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik, seemingly vaulting ahead of the US in the space race. The stakes of this event extended far beyond demonstrating scientific prowess: the ability to reach space carried profound national security implicati...
No, Bird Flu Isn't Over
Egg prices have fallen back to normal, and the headlines about record highs earlier this year already feel like a distant memory. I’ve started to see some folks on the internet declare victory in the fight against bird flu.
Unfortunately,...
A Year of The Optimist's Barn
It’s been a year since I published “How to Be a Techno-Optimist for Animals” and launched this Substack. I’ve had some interesting learnings and reflections that I wanted to share, and I also wanted to provide some updates on where the Subs...
The Gene-Editing Platform that Will Change How We Raise Chickens
Coming from Silicon Valley, where wild ambition is sometimes the price of being taken seriously, innovation in animal agriculture can sometimes feel stubbornly incremental. Plenty of new tools help animals stay healthier or make production...
The Climate Cost of Pre-Slaughter Mortality
PSA: if you prefer to listen rather than read, The Optimist’s Barn is now available in podcast form.
I recently came across a statistic that really surprised me: 30% of the food we produce in the US goes to waste. This is 72 million...
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