Oxytocin: The Love Hormone and Its Impact

This chapter examines the influence of oxytocin on social bonding and healing, referencing a study on its potential anti-aging effects in mice. It also features a humorous take on conservation efforts in the Galapagos and the challenges of eradicating invasive species.

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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