Salad Days: A Story of Science, Sexism, and Jell-O
Aug 4, 2026 - 44:31
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Perhaps no other plant is as entwined with pain and pleasure as the chile pepper. But why does it burn—and why on earth do we crave that uncomfortable sensation? How did capsaicin's fungus-fighting, digestion-enhancing,...
So Hot Right Now: Why We Love the Chile Pepper is an episode from Gastropod by Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley. Perhaps no other plant is as entwined with pain and pleasure as the chile pepper. But why does it burn—and why on earth do we...
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