Elliot Roth

Elliot Roth

Los Angeles, CA

Spira Algae Inc

CEO

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Published on Aug 21, 2023

Pt 2: I lived on Algae for a Week + Didn't Die

(see full post here, as Experiment won't let me post with all the pictures)I'm not entirely a fan of this method of measuring ketones as I have to jab myself and bleed a drop on the detector. The b...

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Published on Aug 21, 2023

I Lived on an All Algae Diet for A Week and Didn't Die

It's been a month and I've been quietly testing out various aspects of going on an all algae diet as a means of generating data for an IRB (Institutional Review Board) as well as prototyping recipe...

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Published on May 09, 2023

Found the Gear, Moving, Presenting at BHTP + Analog Astronaut Conference

So I feel a bit sheepish... turns out that the algae ingredients were delivered to a neighbor. Luckily I got most everything back but my spirulina (shipped by the wonderful Dale Solomon from Oasia ...

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Published on Apr 24, 2023

Another Delay + IRB Questions

Sadly some of the packages I ordered got stolen off the front porch of the apartment I'm staying at. This means that with all my travel, I won't be able to do the diet effectively within the curren...

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Published on Apr 21, 2023

We Got the Green!

A giant thank you to the 43 backers who funded the experiment, shared it widely and reached out to offer feedback.I'm placing orders for different types of algae + testing measurement equipment cur...

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Published on Apr 17, 2023

Fully Funded + Stretch Goals!

We did it! Thank you to everyone who participated in helping make this experiment a reality.I'm really excited to be kicking off a week of testing on Earth Day + got a chance to go foraging for sea...

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Published on Apr 14, 2023

So Close!

A giant thanks to everyone who has supported me via donating so far. We're only $578 away from a fully funded experiment!A few experimental changes based on feedback that I received from both the c...

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Published on Apr 05, 2023

First Note: Anticipation of Launching the Campaign

In preparation for the start of the campaign, I started tracking my standard Inputs/Outputs for a typical day:169 lbsWakeup 730aPee 8amShort Walk (500 steps)CoffeeWater (32 oz)Rx bar 3.5 (9a)Poop 1...

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Published on Sep 06, 2020

Experimental Preparations

Thank you again everyone for supporting me. It means the world to me that you trust me to "go out of this world" and I've been working my ass off to make sure that trust is warranted.Nearly everyth...

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