Ep 204: A Scientist in the Kitchen
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Tastebirds Have Evolved a Separately?
Men and women respond differently to temperature, which is why our modern air conditioning is designed for men. In a sense, because of the traditional general distinctions between men go out and hunt and a womankind,. If you know, a sort of not take care of the cave and take care of er, et cetera, et cetersa. Other other insights into humanity are that some people have very low taste but high density senses - like super tasters. They work at higher temperatures they don't work as well in lower temperatures. So coffee is atrociously bitter right? Because when at that hot view you can ignore the aroma and enjoy the bitterness... But the moment it's cold
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