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Wed. 12/07 - Your Milk Is Probably Not Actually Expired


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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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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)
  • Wes Anderson's Asteroid City Sets Theatrical Release Date (Collider)
  • "The Avengers (1980) directed by Wes Anderson" (Russo Brothers, Instagram)
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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