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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Food Waste: Slimmer Waste-line

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week: food waste. Worldwide, a third of the food we buy ends up in the bin. Why? And what can science do to help? Plus - will 2020 be another climate record-breaker, and what are the climate-change consequences for future food production here? A new way to treat type 1 diabetes. And why, nutritionally-speaking, packed lunches for many children leave a lot to be desired... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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I have you loud and clear.

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Hello.

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Hello.

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Welcome.

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Science.

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And that is the same physics, medicine, nature,

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or time, the brain, life, the universe.

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Hello, this is the naked scientist, the show that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology, and medicine.

0:22.0

With me, Chris Smith and with Katie Haler.

0:24.2

This week, food waste.

0:25.9

Worldwide, a third of food ends up in the bin.

0:29.0

So why?

0:30.2

And what can science do to help? Plus will 2020 be another climate record-breaker

0:36.0

and what are the climate change consequences

0:38.0

for future food production here in the UK?

0:41.0

A new way to treat type 1 diabetes that's coming up and why

0:44.4

nutritionally speaking pack lunches for many children leave an enormous

0:48.4

amount to be desired. The Naked Scientists podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk.

0:55.0

Now first this week scientists confirmed that 2019 was the hottest or second

1:07.8

hottest year on record worldwide and that the last decade was the hottest for 150 years.

1:14.0

This is a trend that's likely to continue.

1:16.5

Researchers are already predicting that 2020 will be another record-breaker.

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