Brilliant or Bonkers: Weird Inventions & Innovation Debates

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Mark & Amanda | Science and Ideas Podcast

16 May 2026

16m 27s

EP19 - The Bacon Tree

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Amanda wants to grow bacon on a tree. No pigs, no farms, just plant it and wait. Mark thinks she might be onto something — because someone has already done it with seaweed. This week on Brilliant or Bonkers: the chemistry of bacon, the world's only patented bacon-flavoured plant, and whether a "bacon orchard" could feed the future or whether trees simply refuse to play along. Verdict from the Judgement Giraffe at the end.

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