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Android, and Echo devices. Hey Molly, whatcha eating?

A lollipop. It's so good. Oh yeah? What flavor? Marshmallow cotton candy bubblegum swirl.

My fave. Sounds sweet. Oh yeah. It's so sweet and delicious. I wish everything tasted this good.

Do you know why it's sweet? Of course. It's made of sugar. I love sugar. I am seriously sugar-crazy.

Lots of people are. But here's a question for you. Why does sugar taste sweet? That I don't know.

What about you, smarty pants? Do you know why sugar tastes sweet?

Hmm. Yeah. Okay. Those are some good ideas. Well, here's another question.

Is sugar good for you? I'm pretty sure it isn't. My mom says it's bad for you,

and my dentist wants to cry every time she looks in my mouth. But why would something bad for you taste

so good? Great question Molly. Why would something bad for you taste so good? And when we say sugar is

bad for you, what exactly do we mean? What does it do to your teeth or your insides or your brain?

Why do we use so much sugar in things? And how much sugar is too much sugar? It's time for another

whiff of science on. Who smarted? Who smart is it you? Is it me? Is it science or history? Listen up.

Everyone, we make smarting lots of fun on who smarted?

Sugar is as American as apple pie. But why? Because apple pie is full of sugar.

Ah. Most Americans eat about 17 teaspoons of sugar a day. Whoa.

That's in spite of the government recommending we eat only about 12 teaspoons.

Wait. People eat sugar by the spoonful? Why didn't I think of that? Whoa. Whoa. Hang on.

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