Council Post: Can AI And Other Technologies Help Us Make Smarter Choices About Food?

After millions of years of roaming the earth, humans discovered the power of agriculture. Coinciding with the end of the last ice age 12,000 years ago, people began for the first time to grow crops, domesticate animals and store food. The storage of food enabled the forming of villages, towns and cities. Cities allowed people to take part in other activities -- art, music, sport and invention -- thanks to farming. But while farming has supported inventors, artists and musicians, farmers haven't felt the love back.