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Episode 6 Season 7: E-taste, Moon Landing, and Snacky Labs
Manage episode 471424352 series 2538263
The Science Podcast explores cutting-edge taste technology that lets you experience flavors in virtual reality through chemical delivery to your tongue, along with updates on private lunar missions and the genetic basis of Labrador retrievers' food obsession.
• New "eTaste" technology delivers five basic taste chemicals directly to users' tongues through a flexible conduit while in virtual reality
• Device successfully simulated complex flavors like lemonade, cake, fried egg, fish soup, and coffee with 87% accuracy
• Private lunar missions making history with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost successfully landing on Mare Crisium
• Intuitive Machines' Athena Lander tipped over in a crater but still collected valuable data
• Researchers identified five genes linked to obesity in Labradors, most notably DENND1B which increases body fat by 8%
• Labs with high obesity-risk genes showed stronger food-seeking behaviors
• Strict feeding regimens by owners can maintain healthy weight even in genetically predisposed Labradors
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Chapters
1. Welcome and Pet Updates (00:00:00)
2. Virtual Reality Taste Technology (00:01:50)
3. Recent Moon Landing Missions (00:14:33)
4. Labrador Retriever Food Genetics (00:21:07)
5. Episode Wrap-Up and Acknowledgments (00:28:41)
467 episodes
Manage episode 471424352 series 2538263
The Science Podcast explores cutting-edge taste technology that lets you experience flavors in virtual reality through chemical delivery to your tongue, along with updates on private lunar missions and the genetic basis of Labrador retrievers' food obsession.
• New "eTaste" technology delivers five basic taste chemicals directly to users' tongues through a flexible conduit while in virtual reality
• Device successfully simulated complex flavors like lemonade, cake, fried egg, fish soup, and coffee with 87% accuracy
• Private lunar missions making history with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost successfully landing on Mare Crisium
• Intuitive Machines' Athena Lander tipped over in a crater but still collected valuable data
• Researchers identified five genes linked to obesity in Labradors, most notably DENND1B which increases body fat by 8%
• Labs with high obesity-risk genes showed stronger food-seeking behaviors
• Strict feeding regimens by owners can maintain healthy weight even in genetically predisposed Labradors
Support the Science Podcast on Patreon to keep it free and join our community of science enthusiasts.
Our links!
Our Website! www.bunsenbernerbmd.com
Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter!
Bunsen and Beaker on Twitter:
Bunsen and Beaker on TikTok
For Science, Empathy, and Cuteness!
Being Kind is a Superpower.
https://twitter.com/bunsenbernerbmd
Chapters
1. Welcome and Pet Updates (00:00:00)
2. Virtual Reality Taste Technology (00:01:50)
3. Recent Moon Landing Missions (00:14:33)
4. Labrador Retriever Food Genetics (00:21:07)
5. Episode Wrap-Up and Acknowledgments (00:28:41)
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