Could a CacaoCoin be the Bitcoin for farmers? Did you know that cacao beans have already been a currency 600 years ago? The ancient Aztecs used cacao beans as one of their currencies. This was a widespread form of money at that time. For example, a rabbit was worth 30 cacao beans. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztecs) And a…
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Hyperconnectivity – New Vertical Living and Nature
Hyperconnectivity, New Vertical Living and Nature In Urbanism, the process of verticalization refers to the tendency of buildings in urban landscapes to verticalize in response to population growth and reduction of available space for housing and socio-economic purposes (Boon Edam, 2019). A UN report projects an increase of c.a. 2.5 billion people who will be…
Introduction – Digital Food Business Week 2022
The Digital Food Business Week from the 10th to the 14th of January 2022 gathers a series of speakers around the topic of Digitalization and Food at the ZHAW Wädenswil as part of the consecutive MSc Life Science Specialization Food & Beverage Innovation. The program is intended to help students to become aware of what…
AI & quantum computers
AI & quantum computers News about bigtech advancements reaches us daily. Is it all true and possible? Always do your research, especially if it sounds disruptive. Be skeptic and check the sources. AI achievements that attract strong media coverage have to be taken with a grain of salt. This happens because the mass media is…
The Bias of Artificial Intelligence
The Bias of Artificial Intelligence When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), most people think of the supremacy of robots, humanised machines or computer chips that want to harm us. In reality, AI is already integrated into various systems in the appearance of an algorithm. Whether it is word recognition in writing, speech recognition or…
Buckle up, cuz we are going sky-high!
Buckle up, cuz we are going sky-high! Technology is impacting more and more areas of our lives. Moreover, we experience these changes to occur at a rapidly increasing speed, meaning the number of innovative concepts is growing exponentially. Our basic need for food is a classic examples of how novel trends of an entire industry…
When Corporate Food Tech marries cheerful Emil
When Corporate Food Tech marries cheerful Emil Tech-enabled food businesses targeting corporate caterings with smart fridges full of tasty and healthy delicacies boom. What if our good food fridge at work knows better what we should eat today? And what if the fridge conveniently serves the whole team from breakfast to dinner nearby the desktop…
Is artificial intelligence (un)biased?
Is artificial intelligence (un)biased? Whether artificial intelligence (AI) is biased or not is mostly determined by its underlying ethics. By definition, ethics is the philosophical reflection of justifiable moral validity claims. This means that there are a few crucial questions that are examined, such as: How should we live? Which purposes and values guide our…
Where will we buy our grocery in the future?
Where will we buy our grocery in the future? Yes, I know Corona sucks and you don’t want to hear about it anymore. But it is interesting how Corona effected our shopping behaviour and how it will look like in the future. As a food technologist I am especially eager to find out more about…
On the Architectonics of Food
On the Architectonics of Food We live in a world of plenty: natural riches and cultural artefacts, human intellect and powerful We live in a world of plenty: natural riches and cultural artefacts, human intellect and powerful technologies. We revel in an abundance of energy and information. Everything is available to us. However, the contemporary…
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