147: Food from Thin Air, Jesse’s Mom on Picard, Black Mirror ‘White Bear’

This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:25) The Finnish company Solar Foods has figured out how to convert C02, water and electricity into a carbon neutral form of flour called Solein. This groundbreaking form of protein could revolutionize the food industry both on Earth and in space. Check out the full article from BigThink.com: https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/protein-from-air?fbclid=IwAR3qPAwWR0WoHk5lFmwPfVG3aPAukmeDb-Fr-M74S8v15UPY-lc7e6cyPiU STAR TREK PICARD: (Starts at 14:14) Jesse’s mom shares her thoughts on the first few episodes of Star Trek Picard. Contains spoilers! BLACK MIRROR: (Starts at 19:10) We continue season 2 of Black Mirror with Alexandria’s favorite episode, ‘White Bear.’ We talk about the human need for justice, and the line between just punishment and torture. YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/jessemercuryscifi PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/spacenerdspodcast DISCORD: https://discord.gg/H94mQWZ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jessemercuryscifi CONTACT: [email protected] WEBSITE: https://www.jessemercury.com Follow the Space Nerds on Twitter or Instagram: Alexandria: https://twitter.com/MissAJHenderson Doug: https://twitter.com/DouglasWFail Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/saraha_cha_chaAndi: https://www.instagram.com/andialhadeffJesse: https://twitter.com/spacenerdjesse The modern Star Trek renaissance is happening on CBS All Access! To sign up and support this podcast at the same time, click this link: https://cbsallaccess.qflm.net/XjMYG