Shorter Days and Binning Best Before Dates

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In the world of science news this week, major supermarkets in the UK are removing their best before dates after data reveals just how much they sway our decisions to chuck food away. Plus, we dive into some physics to understand what influences how fast the Earth spins and how this fluctuates, the virtual robotic surgery techniques which helped separate Siamese twins in Brazil, and how gestures can make video meetings less fatiguing and more engaging. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:05.0	Welcome.
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0:15.0	this is the Naked Scientists.
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0:19.0	the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine.
0:23.0	I'm Chris Smith.
0:24.0	And I'm Julia Ravi in the show this week.
0:27.0	Have we just experienced the Earth's shortest day?
0:30.0	How best before dates influence our decisions to chuck fresh food in the bin and we hear of how technology
0:36.1	is being used to perform medical procedures around the globe and on our doorstep.
0:40.9	The Naked Scientist Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk.
0:45.0	UK. In the UK, we throw away about 4.5 million tons of food every single year.
1:01.0	And this is because of best before dates. A well intentioned step to
1:05.4	inform shoppers but the one that regrettably fools consumers into thinking that
1:10.0	food is unsafe when it's not. Now the supermarket waitros is joining the ranks of Mark
1:15.4	Suspenses, the co-op and Tesco's to help to combat the crisis by doing away with
1:20.0	those dates on some food items.
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