Dec. 7, 2022
Wed. 12/07 - Your Milk Is Probably Not Actually Expired
How less-confusing food labeling––and perhaps more food-based curriculum in schools––can mitigate the huge problem of food waste. Plus, a new web-based simulator that will show you exactly how screwed you are if an asteroid hits your hometown.
How less-confusing food labeling––and perhaps more food-based curriculum in schools––can mitigate the huge problem of food waste. Plus, a new web-based simulator that will show you exactly how screwed you are if an asteroid hits your hometown.
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Links:
- Expiration Dates Are Meaningless (The Atlantic)
- Thanksgiving Dinner Will Result in 305 Million Pounds of Food Waste in the U.S. (reFED)
- Expiration dates lead to lots of food waste, though these dates vary widely by state (NPR)
- Use Proper Cooking Temperatures to Ensure Safe Food (MN Dept. of Health)
- Waste Free Kitchen Handbook by Dana Gunders
- Asteroid Launcher
- This Interactive Map Will Show You How Screwed You Are If We're Hit by an Asteroid (VICE)
- Fun Website Lets You Simulate an Asteroid Impact in Your Hometown (Futurism)
- Destroy the World With This Asteroid Launcher Simulation (Kottke.org)
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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