SPEAKER DETAILS
DR. bill and christina schindler
Dr. Bill and Christina Schindler lead Modern Stone Age, blending ancestral food research, cooking and education to reconnect people with real food. Their mission is to reshape the modern food system by making ancestral knowledge relevant, practical and impactful today.
A former educator of twenty years, Christina Schindler now applies her expertise in technology and systems to running Modern Stone Age as CEO, handling HR, accounting, marketing and operations. She also serves as president of the MSA Food Lab, a nonprofit dedicated to a nourishing, ethical and sustainable food system.
Dr. Bill Schindler is an archaeologist, anthropologist, chef and author of “Eat Like a Human”. A global leader in ancestral foodways, he bridges the gap between traditional diets and modern health by researching, preserving and applying ancient food techniques. Through his work at Modern Stone Age Kitchen and Food Lab, he transforms traditional practices—such as whole animal butchering and cooking, fermentation and indigenous food processing—into accessible, nourishing solutions. Bill collaborates with traditional communities worldwide, sharing their wisdom through teaching, public speaking and media.
PRESENTATION
DRINKING LIKE A HUMAN: ALCOHOL THROUGH THE LENS OF ANCESTRAL FERMENTATION
SUN., OCT. 18 AT 10:45 PM
Fermented beverages have accompanied humans for thousands of years. Across cultures, drinks such as mead, beer, wine, palm wine and chicha were deeply embedded in ritual, celebration and community life. At the same time, they were products of powerful biological processes that transformed raw ingredients into safer, more digestible and often more nourishing foods.
In this presentation, Dr. Bill Schindler and Christina Schindler explore humanity's long relationship with alcohol through the lens of traditional fermentation and ancestral foodways. They examine how fermentation historically functioned as a biological technology that helped unlock nutrients, reduce anti-nutrients and create culturally meaningful foods and beverages and how industrialization dramatically altered these traditional systems.
Most importantly, this talk provides a practical roadmap for navigating alcohol in the modern world. Participants will leave with clear, actionable guidelines for identifying and selecting beers, wines, spirits and mixed drinks produced using traditional principles helping those who choose to drink do so in the safest and healthiest way possible.