History through the eyes of the potato - Leo Bear-McGuinness
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Baked or fried, boiled or roasted, as chips or fries; at some point in your life you’ve probably eaten a potato. But potatoes have played a much more significant role in our history than just that of the dietary staple we have come to know and love today. Leo Bear-McGuinness shares how without the potato, our modern civilization might not exist at all.
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- Educator Leo Bear-McGuinness
- Script Editor Amy Adkins
- Director Jonathan Trueblood
- Narrator Addison Anderson
by Noah Tavlin
Noah Tavlin
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In Peru today there are thousands of species' of potato, yet most of the world is only accustomed to one. Are we missing out by only exploiting one species?
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marwane asnina
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I really love this video. All we know is that potatoes are the most popular vegetable , but we didn't know that in the past, people hated this vegetable.
Crystal Lynne Dawn Day Chief
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Are we missing out by only exploiting one species? i do not think we are missing out on anything we are killing ourselves through our own stupidity of humanity if truth was told starting at a young age and the world of parents actually had compassion among other things than their children would of most likely became a great species
Nguyễn Thị Kim Anh fplhn
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As far as I know
Potatoes are the main food crop of Peru. Therefore, they are constantly breeding seeds to produce a variety of different types to serve their needs.
Cameron Bass
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my dad make frys that are good
Sara Pearson (MSP-8)
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No. I'm not a big potato fan.
M. Sulton Asofyan
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I don't think so. Because we still sense the healthy benefit of it.
Harry Connerty
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I think we are missing out by only exploiting one species because we only eat one type of potato.
Khin Su Su Khine
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Surprisingly, I have to know that there are thousands of species of potato just now. To my knowledge, we eat only one type of potato. Maybe, I don't know much about potato. Speaking of being accustomed to one, people are likely not to try new ones when they already find the current one delicious.
ANTONIO GRANADOS
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Yes, I think so. But, foreign companies would prefer a product wich give them more revenues.
Yuri Agata
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I think it depends on the attributes of those species of potatoes because even if they are some kinds of potatoes, it is futile if they are inedible or distasteful. Moreover, we are already satisfied with the current type, so why cultivate more?
