The Magen David Adom (Red Star of David) is the national emergency service of Israel – dispatching EMTs, ambulances, even an intensive care BUS to sites immediately after missile attacks. In a bunker three floors below ground, staff monitor phones and computers 24/7, calculating missile trajectories down to the neighborhood, and alerting their community of volunteers that danger is en … Read More
Taste Testing Lab Meat in Tel Aviv
On a recent trip to Tel Aviv I had the opportunity to visit two companies, Aleph Farms & SuperMeat, who are at the forefront of the food tech boom underway in Israel (rivalled only by Silicon Valley). The premise is this: it takes over 2 years, tens of thousands of gallons of water, and 20,000 lbs of feed to grow … Read More