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Paul Shapiro

When Plastic Saved the Elephants: Pool Balls and the Bakelite Revolution

Imagine losing your life so that the people in far-away lands could amuse themselves with your body parts. That was the fate of vast…

5 min readNov 21, 2023

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When Plastic Saved the Elephants: Pool Balls and the Bakelite Revolution

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Paul Shapiro

Are Americans Really Eating More Meat?

The USDA’s data seem to paint a pretty clear picture: per capita meat consumption in the US is steadily rising. While plant-based meat has…

5 min readJul 12, 2023

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Are Americans Really Eating More Meat?

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Paul Shapiro

Why Have You Failed?

“Why have you failed?”

8 min readJun 16, 2023

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Why Have You Failed?

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Paul Shapiro

Compostable Plastic? $130 Million Investor Dollars Are Betting on It.

I was thinking about my lunch today: I used a tortilla that came in a plastic bag, on which I spread hummus from a plastic tub, followed by…

2 min readJun 5, 2023

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Compostable Plastic? $130 Million Investor Dollars Are Betting on It.

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Paul Shapiro

Hummus Sapiens: How Hummus’ Takeover Can Help Humanity

As someone who’s jokingly referred to myself as a Hummus sapiens due to my daily hummus habit, it was a lot of fun to talk with the Hummus…

2 min readMay 22, 2023

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Hummus Sapiens: How Hummus’ Takeover Can Help Humanity

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Paul Shapiro

Keel Labs Wants to Put Kelp in Your Closet

Some species of bamboo, the fastest-growing terrestrial plant, grow at about 35 inches a day. Duckweed, a tiny, humble aquatic plant of the…

4 min readMay 8, 2023

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Keel Labs Wants to Put Kelp in Your Closet

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Paul Shapiro

My Conversation with the CEO of Quorn

There are many startups, including one that I cofounded, working to scale mycelium fermentation to a point where it can start making a dent…

2 min readMay 2, 2023

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My Conversation with the CEO of Quorn

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Paul Shapiro

What Do Quill Pens Have to Do with Meat? See My New TEDx Talk

I’ve often told the story about the switch from whale oil to kerosene, including one time even using an actual harpoon in a TEDx talk about…

3 min readApr 27, 2023

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What Do Quill Pens Have to Do with Meat? See My New TEDx Talk

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Paul Shapiro

The Journey of Jason Matheny

I like every episode of Business for Good that airs, but sometimes there’s an episode that I think is particularly meaningful, interesting…

2 min readApr 20, 2023

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The Journey of Jason Matheny

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Paul Shapiro

Emulate Offers an Innovative New Model for Non-Animal Testing

In December 2022, President Biden signed the FDA Modernization Act 2.0, as approved by the House, and passed unanimously in the Senate…

5 min readMar 26, 2023

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Emulate Offers an Innovative New Model for Non-Animal Testing

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Paul Shapiro

Paul Shapiro

Husband of Toni Okamoto. Author of nat’l bestseller Clean Meat. CEO of The Better Meat Co. Host of Business for Good Podcast. 4x TEDx speaker. Paul-Shapiro.com

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