Food Waste

Food. We all need it, and most of us love it. It keeps our bodies moving, sometimes encourages us to learn new skills, and brings us together. But what about the food that goes uneaten? Well, there is hardly a person today who is not aware to some extent that food waste, especially in the United States, is a problem. But here at SESYNC, we are focused on finding solutions—solutions to complex environmental problems—and food waste is no exception.

But how do we do it? The answer is interdisciplinary science. Today, we’re talking with Dr. Quentin Read about his research to find real-world solutions to this intractable situation and how these efforts are one piece in a larger puzzle to create a more sustainable food system.

Quentin is a data scientist at SESYNC who helps international teams of researchers process, analyze, and manage big complex datasets. Starting out as a postdoctoral research fellow at SESYNC, Quentin and his team focused on modeling the impacts of the food system on human and natural communities by using techniques from ecology, environmental science, and economics. Let’s hear what they’ve found...

Full transcript available here.

Development editing assistance from Christine Maietta. 

Musical Attributions:

Dirtbike Lovers by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Wind chimes harmony.mp3 by Almusic34 is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.