288: The Science of Auto Brewery Syndrome
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🗓️ 16 February 2026
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References & Further Reading
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-025-02225-y
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260113220920.htm
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513346/
- https://www.britannica.com/science/fermentation
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/alcoholic-fermentation
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Sci Guys, the show where we talk about the crazy, weird, and wonderful stories from the science world. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm Corey, and as always, I'm joined by my co-host, the libacious Luke Cutforth. |
| 0:19.2 | That's me. |
| 0:33.4 | This week we're talking about auto-alcoholics and some sobering stuff. |
| 0:36.1 | But first, Luke, I've got a question for you. I'm not an alcoholic. |
| 0:37.4 | No, no, Luke. I'm not an alcoholic. No, look, my question for you is, what is your alcoholic drink of choice, given, of course, that you are an alcoholic? No. I'm a gin and tonic boy. You're made of gin and tonic. 50% gin and tonic. Yes, at least. My father-in-law makes a very good and very strong gin and tonic, |
| 0:57.0 | and I enjoy very much. You say you're not an alcoholic, but an alcoholic. Anyway, moving on. |
| 1:03.5 | So, do you know what we're talking about today, Luke? Auto-alcoholics. So either alcoholic |
| 1:08.3 | cars, alcoholic drivers, drink driving, maybe, alcoholics who have, they're genetically predisposed to alcoholism, so they're automatically alcoholics. |
| 1:19.4 | I'm trying to decode these words. |
| 1:21.4 | The thing is, you are so incredibly, like, wrong. |
| 1:26.3 | No, no, no, no, no, no. |
| 1:31.0 | And I don't mean that in an active way. Um, you are wrong, of course. But no, you're, you're, you're wrong in so far as what Otto means in this |
| 1:35.4 | case. You were close, right? It is far stupider and far more simple than that. Okay. |
| 1:41.4 | It's way more simple than, than simple than your complex brain has made it. |
| 1:45.0 | Sorry for respecting you. |
| 1:47.0 | It's not me, Luke. |
| 1:49.0 | It's science that you should respect. |
| 1:51.0 | No, scientists have essentially figured out how to get drunk without drinking is the tagline. |
| 1:57.0 | But of course, like all taglines when it comes to science, Luke, it's that's a misrepresentation. That's not true. |
| 2:03.6 | Is it weed? |
| 2:04.6 | No. |
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