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Paolina Lu

Paolina Lu

Paolina Lu is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU. Her dissertation explores the future of food through taste and the development of “new forms of protein.” icon

Why Seek Impossible Foods?

By Paolina Lu

The Impossible™ burger does pollute less. But does this matter, in the face of capitalism’s continued control of the global food system?

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