Why Cannabis Gives You the Munchies
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 964 Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Learn about why cannabis gives people the munchies; the Bicameral Mind theory that says the ancient Greeks lacked consciousness; and the evolutionary reason why you listen to songs on repeat.
Why does cannabis give you the munchies? by Grant Currin
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- Stromberg, J. (2014, February 9). A Scientific Explanation of How Marijuana Causes the Munchies. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientific-explanation-how-marijuana-causes-munchies-180949660/
- Deng, B. (2015). Marijuana flips appetite switch in brain. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.16957
The "Bicameral Mind" Theory Says the Ancient Greeks Lacked Consciousness by Reuben Westmaas
- Overview of Julian Jaynes’s Theory of Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind | Julian Jaynes Society. (2020, October 7). Julian Jaynes Society. https://www.julianjaynes.org/about/about-jaynes-theory/overview/
- Patches, M. (2016, October 17). Why the Bicameral Mind Theory Is Crucial to Unlocking “Westworld.” Thrillist; Thrillist. https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/westworld-bicameral-mind-theory-real
There's an Evolutionary Reason Why You Listen to Some Songs on Repeat originally aired November 15, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/why-you-listen-to-songs-on-repeat-aluminum-foil-wi
- 12 THINGS I FORGOT by Steven Wilson on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3U5qkg3OoX0KQxEaGqLYQT?si=9jL7NH_1SHGiw01W3BuHHA
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Curiosity.com. |
| 0:06.4 | I'm Cody Goff. |
| 0:07.2 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:08.4 | Today you learn about why cannabis gives people the munchies, |
| 0:11.6 | a theory that says that the ancient Greeks lacked consciousness, |
| 0:15.2 | and the evolutionary reason why you listen to songs on repeat. |
| 0:19.0 | Let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:21.5 | Here in the US, states are becoming increasingly more friendly towards |
| 0:25.4 | cannabis, from decriminalizing it to letting people sell it for recreational use. |
| 0:29.8 | There are a few pretty surefire things people consuming it have been able to count on. |
| 0:35.0 | They can make a comedy even funnier, the back of their hand even more fascinating, |
| 0:39.0 | and food simply irresistible. |
| 0:42.0 | Let's pause for a second to talk about that last one though. |
| 0:45.0 | How does a plant have what it takes to send a human's appetite through the roof? |
| 0:50.0 | In other words, why does cannabis give you the munchies? |
| 0:55.0 | Well, there are actually a lot of reasons, but it all comes down to a molecule called |
| 0:59.7 | Tetrahydra-Canabinol, or THC. |
| 1:04.0 | It's one of the main active ingredients in cannabis |
| 1:07.0 | and a major player in the Munches. |
| 1:10.1 | Now, THC belongs to a group of chemically similar compounds called |
| 1:14.1 | canabonoids. They're unsurprisingly found in cannabis. The human brain and body |
| 1:21.1 | are full of receptors that canabonoids can bind to. Those |
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