Which foods change our body odour?

Let’s take a moment to consider a concept which highlights both the scale of the climate crisis and inequalities between different areas of the world. Discussions around ecological debt are closely linked to that of overshoot and the overuse of planet Earth's resources. Every yea ...  عرض المزيد

Maybe you’ve considered going vegetarian in the past for ethical reasons, linked to the environment or animal welfare for example. But you may have had second thoughts, out of fear of your body being prone to dietary deficiencies. A lot of people assume that going veggie leads to ...  عرض المزيد

Senteur de viande grillée, parfum de pain chaud… En vous promenant dans la rue, une odeur agréable vous a peut-être déjà happé au point de franchir les portes d’un commerce pour en ressortir avec un aliment constituant pour tout ou partie votre prochain repas. En effet, les odeur ...  عرض المزيد

This episode explains how we sense chemicals through smell, taste, and pheromones. How things smell and taste and chemicals in the tears, breath, and on the skin of others have a profound effect on how we feel, what we do, and our hormones. I explain the 3 types of responses to s ...  عرض المزيد

Imagine waking up to the smell of freshly baked bread. Doesn’t it make your mouth water? Now imagine the smell of a fish market on a warm day… still feeling hungry? CrowdScience listener Thanh from Vietnam is intrigued by the effects of smell on our appetite, and wants to know ...

Have you ever wondered why onions make you cry? Or why asparagus makes your urine smell? Why does pineapple make your mouth tingle? Today we’re going to dive into the science behind some of these strange interactions that food can have with the human body.  On this episode of Th ...  عرض المزيد