Tor Nørretranders is a Danish Author who writes about how science affects society and how society should learn to integrate closer with scientific findings.

Speaking at the 2012 Mad Food Camp, Tor talked about appetite and how it has affects the human race in more ways than one.

He talks about how appetite has affected human decisions throughout evolution and just how crucial it has been for the survival of the human race. Not just appetite for food but for knowledge, survival and a whole number of things.

He believes that chefs now are at the cutting edge of evolution through their understanding of taste and appetite for new ingredients.