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Episode 007 - How Flavor Works
In this episode, I drop by Gettysburg College, my undergraduate Alma Mater, to catch up with Professor Dan McCall of the Gettysburg Odor and Flavor Lab, who's doing really interesting research in the field of taste and smell perception. As you'd imagine, he's got a lot of really cool insights into exactly what happens when you take that first sip of your favorite cocktail.
Some of the topics we discuss include:
The evolutionary bases for smell and taste
The brain structures and psychological mechanisms responsible for flavor perception
Cocktails as a psychological playground for flavor…
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