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The science of taste and smell with Rachel Herz | from ReThinking with Adam Grant

The science of taste and smell with Rachel Herz | from ReThinking with Adam Grant

TED Health · TED

August 12, 202535m 18s

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Show Notes

Do you hate the taste of cilantro and chocolate? You might be a super taster! Rachel Herz is a neuroscientist at Brown University who specializes in taste and smell. In this episode, Adam, Rachel, and Adam’s wife Allison Sweet Grant investigate the sources of their different food preferences, uncover the overlooked power of smell, and analyze the effects of the gene that can turn some people into picky eaters.


This episode originally aired on ReThinking with Adam Grant July 22, 2025.

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