Let’s make earth great again.

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2 min readOct 12, 2018

Can we make living on Mars a reality? According to NASA, transforming the desolate Martian environment into a place astronauts can explore without life support would require technology well-beyond today’s capabilities. At the same time, Elon Musk is undeterred and continues to push on. Scientists are also hopeful that they will one day discover another earth in this vast universe.

Yet, until we find our second home, we might need to fall back on Plan B — to actually save earth.

source: NASA

Genetic engineering is a term that is often misunderstood, although it has been largely advantageous for humanity. Sir Richard Roberts, an exceptional scientist who discovered gene-splicing and the first Nobel Laureate we have hosted at 1880, echoes that there is a growing chasm between public perception and scientific discoveries. As a fierce advocate of GMOs, he demystified the controversies surrounding the Séralini affair and shed light on the hopeful future of food.

Sir Richard Roberts (with Marc Nicholson) captivating the crowd at 1880 with science.
with Juliana Chan (Editor-in-Chief, Asian Scientist Magazine) who made this evening possible

Taking steps towards creating a more sustainable planet, we partnered with Henry Woodward-Fisher of Impossible Foods to serve up impossibly delicious plant-based burgers at the event. Magical moments happen around meat, but animal agriculture occupies almost half the land on earth, consumes a quarter of our freshwater, and destroys our ecosystems. Imagine if we could eat our way into eradicating cattle farming by 2050.

serving the Impossible Burger

Separately, we question, how do we provide access to food for everyone, especially to those who are living in poverty? If you are hungry to make a difference, you can be involved in our gathering of social enterprises and angel investors with Angels of Impact. As you are saving the earth, remember to take your Detox\Retox wellness retreat for a solid burst of new life.

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