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247: The Science of Vegansim

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4.9632 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

It's Veganuary again, so what better time to look into the science of veganism? Strap in and join us as we look into how large scale farming affects our planet, and whether veganism is actually worth it...

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References & Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7256495/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/13/meat-greenhouses-gases-food-production-study
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00358-x.epdf?sharing_token=TOTcNgshHIcyVRBXC2L7VNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0P5hJzOufiwVEu0osAOLG2L7YmizCBD0QPnXzpZvdgVd21n-7QUfEf8uD-CKplQ9ExzxDMLCmm-q527Wp8JIzM_Egm9B2aZIBUMO-vI9_80d1Y0jEMYHXFqa8GpUwxXkeJwiYfoJl3arDj3njdrwz0pFQy2ZBalLcHviN0deS-DDXb3y_kJq1iZeS-CsxtN7yuxBC9fRzqyhzJLSyI00OevCcEvsCxhkNq-h9wUvXHlxVobprBnmL-wp0SH1lJnMqEeOsI0cMfczKOCmfTUh86L&tracking_referrer=www.theguardian.com
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w
https://theconversation.com/vegan-diet-has-just-30-of-the-environmental-impact-of-a-high-meat-diet-major-study-finds-210152
https://www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/research/networks/EPIC
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-cheaper-and-healthier-oxford-study
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00251-5/fulltext
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/vegan-diet-better-environment
https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2015/articles/soy-the-biggest-food-crop-we-never-talk-about
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531721000191?via%3Dihub
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073751/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Sci Guys, the show where we talk about the crazy, weird, and wonderful stories from the science world.

0:13.6

I'm Corey, and as always I'm joined by my co-host, the Leafy Luke Hudson.

0:18.5

Not a tree.

0:35.1

This week we're talking about meat matters, but first, we have a Spotify update. How many are there?

0:36.3

There's one Spotify, but what I want to talk about, Luke, is that we peaked last year at 21 in the science charts on Spotify.

0:44.5

Isn't that good?

0:45.5

That's amazing. We beat a bunch of like fancy, expensive podcasts.

0:48.8

Yeah, and if you want us to beat even more of those fancy expensive podcasts this year in 2024, get us to number three.

0:56.3

I'd say number one, but hey.

0:58.3

We'll take number three.

0:59.1

There's always room for improvement.

1:00.8

So if you get us to number three on Spotify, the designs charts, we will make Luke eat his own hat.

1:10.2

Can it be made of something edible?

1:11.8

No. It will be made of leather. A leather hat.

1:15.9

No, please. And the question for you, Luke, if you want to answer this question, by the way,

1:21.8

head down to the comments on YouTube or to somewhere on Spotify. And if you're not on either

1:25.9

of those places, here's what you do.

1:27.6

You grow a tree, an entire tree.

1:30.1

You chop it down.

1:31.1

You keep on doing that again and again and again and again

1:34.6

until the planet is mostly destroyed.

1:36.4

And then, I don't know, smoke signal or something,

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