The Optimist's Barn Podcast

Robert Yaman

A techno-optimist's lens on farm animal welfare. optimistsbarn.substack.com

  1. Jul 19

    Agentic Shopping Makes Conscious Consumerism Actually Work

    How AI could actually improve animal welfare. To read the full newsletter, visit optimistsbarn.substack.com Get full access to The Optimist's Barn at optimistsbarn.substack.com/subscribe

  2. Jun 7

    Jevons Paradox Doesn't Apply to Chickens

    More on the relationship between efficiency and welfare. To read the full newsletter, visit optimistsbarn.substack.com. Get full access to The Optimist's Barn at optimistsbarn.substack.com/subscribe

  3. May 14

    How to Make Precision Livestock Farming Useful for Poultry

    Information is only as good as the actions it enables. To read the full newsletter, visit optimistsbarn.substack.com Get full access to The Optimist's Barn at optimistsbarn.substack.com/subscribe

  4. Apr 9

    Ozempic for Chickens

    The weight-loss drugs reshaping human health might make broiler breeders happier and more productive To read the full newsletter, go to optimistsbarn.substack.com Get full access to The Optimist's Barn at optimistsbarn.substack.com/subscribe

  5. Mar 8

    How We're Using AI to Scale Tech Discovery

    In which we become Claude Code pilled. To read the full newsletter, visit optimistsbarn.substack.com Get full access to The Optimist's Barn at optimistsbarn.substack.com/subscribe

  6. 11/09/2025

    DARPA for Chickens

    How Innovate Animal Ag accelerates breakthrough innovation in animal agriculture. For the full newsletter, visit optimistsbarn.substack.com Get full access to The Optimist's Barn at optimistsbarn.substack.com/subscribe

  7. 10/17/2025

    No, Bird Flu Isn't Over

    Cases are about to spike again. To read the full newsletter, visit optimistsbarn.substack.com. Get full access to The Optimist's Barn at optimistsbarn.substack.com/subscribe

  8. 10/14/2025

    Contra Grunwald on Industrial Farming

    The vibe shift towards realism in future-of-food is good, but don’t forget about the animals Read the full newsletter at optimistsbarn.substack.com. Get full access to The Optimist's Barn at optimistsbarn.substack.com/subscribe

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