Faster! Humanity's Quest to Save Time
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Faster! Humanity's Quest to Save Time

Explores the scientific, social, economic and environmental consequences of supposedly time-saving inventions, ideas and objects. Throughout a lifetime, the minutes that are actually lost or saved can add up to days, weeks, months or even years.

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7. Episode 7 - The Bar Code

Episode 7 - The Bar Code
0.0Oct 8, 2021 · 42 min

The barcode shortened check-out times, advanced the global supply chain, accelerated next-day delivery, and made same-day delivery possible. They’re scanned some 6 billion times a day around the world and counting.