Keep Talking Episode 99: Sarah Everts - The Science of Sweat
Sarah Everts is a science journalist, an associate professor at Carleton University, and the author of "The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration." During our conversation, Sarah talks about how sweating was an evolutionary superpower for humans, what sweat is, why some people sweat more than others, the history of the antiperspirant industry, and why we receive such psychological benefits from sauna exposure and exercise-induced sweating.
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00:00 Intro
00:53 Sarah's interest in sweat
02:23 Sweating as an evolutionary advantage
13:11 Why do some people sweat more than others?
19:32 Is being able to easily sweat a sign of health?
24:33 Ethnic differences in sweating
29:08 How advertising created the antiperspirant industry
39:38 The benefits of heat and sweating
51:48 Forcing your heart to exercise