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How to Be a Techno-Optimist for Animals

How can we build a scalable, abundant agricultural system that also aligns with our ethics?
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The Climate Cost of Pre-Slaughter Mortality
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You Can Now Buy Eggs From In-Ovo Sexed Hens!
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Don't Demonize Efficiency in Animal Agriculture
A review of We Are Eating the Earth, by Michael Grunwald
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3 Research Questions in Animal Welfare Technology
Can someone please tackle these questions?
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Individuation is a Key Challenge in Animal Welfare Technology
A single animal needs husbandry, a million animals need technology
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