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Crispy Sauces and Surprise Pop Rocks
This chapter features a lighthearted discussion on the whimsical idea of crispy sauces and the potential enhancements they could bring. The hosts also share a hilarious experience with Oreos and Pop Rocks, inspiring imaginative culinary experiments.
Oops, all science this episode! Erstwhile editorial assistant Deboki Chakravarti steps in for erstwhile everyman Sam Schultz as we parse through fundamental puzzles about humanity: what makes us, us, and if it is hormones, does that make us cocktails or cauldrons?
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Hormones
[Truth or Fail]
https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/trust-hormone-oxytocin-helps-old-muscle-work-new-study-finds
[Trivia Question]
Hormone-injected Judas goats to kill invasive species in Project Isabella
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092746/
https://modernfarmer.com/2013/09/killing-goats-galapagos/
[Fact Off]
Bones make osteocalcin, which might be a hormone involved in stress reactions
https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(19)30441-3
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6335246/
https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008361
https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008714
Chrononutrition and breast milk hormones training babies’ circadian rhythms
[Ask the Science Couch]
Hormones (vs. neurotransmitters) and how they affect emotions
Serotonin
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864293/
Testosterone
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033318213001333?via%3Dihub
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/andr.12867
Estrogen
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753111/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/210086
Thyroid
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7612998/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378512215006064
Puberty in general
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5192018/
https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/umurj/article/id/1383/
[Butt One More Thing]
Golden spiny mice poop hormones show that they've evolved to be nocturnal (even though they can be diurnal)
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0023446
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