Episode 129: Taste
Distillations | Science History Institute · Science History Institute
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Show Notes
Today's show explores one of our favorite senses: taste. First, revist the tongue map you may have studied as a kid. Next, learn how a natural sweetener might benefit waistlines—and even the world.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:32 Introduction
01:11 The Tongue Map Myth
05:02 Stevia: Sweeter than Sugar
12:17 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Audrey Quinn and Andrew Stelzer for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.