Whenever the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) is cited, journalistic articles point to "one of the most prestigious innovation centers in the world". And it is.
We would like innovation to also be at the root of problems in studying why models are distorted and how to "bring them back" to sustainable scenarios. We often see extraordinary inventions that only serve to survive in scenarios where living conditions are hostile and highly competitive among individuals. The most daring minds and the best talent often work very motivated to find a new patch and forgetting that in the end the best technology is the one that need less patches.
This Personal Food Computer is extraordinary and sure to be a good test kit for the future personal greenhouses of a planet without water, with a broken climate and where food distribution will be impossible.
Would it not be wiser to invest also in audacity and talent to describe with urgency models that lead us to a sustainable decrease where a farmer can continue to work his land for our children?
Only MIT Media Lab has an approximate annual budget of 65 Million dollars.
