
Episode 846
Tasteless
Bland, dry and depressing. How our sense of taste remains under researched and pivotal to wellbeing...
The Naked Scientists Podcast · The Naked Scientists
January 25, 202259m 55s
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Show Notes
Taste is wonderful! Think of all those occasions where you and loved ones or firends are brought together by food! You may not realise, but our sense of smell, our 'fifth sense', is intertwined with taste; they are essential to our happiness and wellbeing. We're taking a deep dive into how your smell and taste work. We'll be hearing from someone who suffers from a condition called phantosmia, how we can normalise smell training and maybe we'll get a spoonful of scientific cooking work-arounds designed to help those suffering from smell and taste disorders. Also, in the news this week: an... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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