What makes gross things gross?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Fair warning: Today we’re gonna get gross! We’re talking sounds, smells, and tastes that some people might find repulsive. But we're asking: why? What's the purpose of disgust? Is it something we're born knowing or do we learn to dislike things? When will entomophagy (the eating of insects) catch on everywhere? Plus: The Moment of Um answers the question "Why do worms come out when it rains?"Today’s episode is sponsored by KiwiCo (kiwico.com/brainson), Ancestry (ancestry.com/brainson) and How to Raise Successful People (RaiseSuccessfulPeople.com). You can support Brains On at brainson.org/fans. And find out more about our book at bit.ly/brainsonbook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Brains On, we're serious about being curious.
0:03.9	Brains On is supported on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
0:10.8	Oh hey, so come in! Come in, I was just clipping my nails before we taped the episode.
0:14.8	Um, that's okay.
0:19.3	What's that smell?
0:20.4	Oh, I see you, my Alexander, my pet skunk.
0:22.8	Hi, Alexander.
0:24.6	I had to bring him into the studio today because I had two sitters cancel.
0:28.8	It's the strangest thing.
0:30.1	Each of them came to the door, saw my beautiful little boy,
0:33.0	and then suddenly remembered they had other plans.
0:35.9	Weird. A good skunk sitter is so hard to find these days.
0:40.4	Yeah, I guess so.
0:42.4	Oh hey, I stopped by the soup shack on the way here and picked us up a couple bowls of my favorite.
0:47.5	Cow-tong soup. Here you go.
0:50.6	Oh, um, you know what? I ate just before we got here. Um, darn it.
0:55.8	Oh no, it's too bad.
0:59.1	Well, do you at least have room for a couple of these buttery,
1:03.2	garlicky, escargot?
1:04.8	Snails? I'm good.
1:06.7	Cricket chips?
1:07.4	Um, isn't the show starting soon?
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