• How Refrigeration Changed the World

  • Aug 8 2024
  • Length: 44 mins
  • Podcast

How Refrigeration Changed the World

  • Summary

  • Refrigeration is an underrated technology. It completely transformed what billions of people eat every day.

    Today’s guest, Nicola Twilley, tells the story of refrigeration in her new book, Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves. Topics under discussion include: Why brewers were key drivers of refrigeration technology; the extraordinary technology inside a bag of lettuce; and why the technological frontier in food preservation may mean that we don't need to keep so much stuff so cold.

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