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Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Why do we like sugar so much?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.413.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Marshmallows, lollipops, gummi bears -- we want them all! But we’ve all heard that eating a lot of sugar isn’t that healthy for us. So what’s the deal? Why do we like sugar so much in the first place? We’ll find out why our bodies evolved to seek out sweet things, and how clever humans invented a way to make food even sweeter. And we’ll get to the bottom of a confectionary conundrum from our co-host Zoe: are sugar rushes a real thing? Plus: Sanden cooks up some very sweet schemes and we have a new mystery sound for you to guess!

This episode is sponsored by:
Mathnasium (mathnasium.com)

Indeed (indeed.com/brainson)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, it's Molly from BrainsOn and Smash Boom Best with an important request for the curious

0:04.4

adults listening in today. As you may know, the BrainsOn universe is public media.

0:10.0

Philanthropic donations from you help power this show and so many others that our team created

0:15.6

this year. When you donate today, you could choose an extra special thank you gift,

0:20.6

maybe kids stop listening for a second if you want a surprise, this gift would be a personalized

0:26.4

message from me for the BrainsOn universe fan in your life. And it will get there in time

0:32.2

for the holidays. Find more details and make your donation at brainson.org slash donate.

0:38.8

That's brainson.org slash donate. Thank you so much for your support.

0:43.8

You're listening to BrainsOn, but we're serious about being curious. BrainsOn is supported

0:49.2

on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

1:02.1

Quick Penelope, bring me the syringes. Excellent. Now the shakers.

1:08.4

I don't know, I guess all of them look we're running out of time.

1:10.9

Good, good. Now the final step. The Infusomaster 3000.

1:21.3

Yeah, I know it's dangerous. I invented it, Penelope.

1:25.1

Well, I didn't make it dangerous on purpose.

1:28.3

The risks are worth the rewards, Penelope. We're going to change the world as we know it with

1:32.9

this invention. We have to press on. Oh, yeah, no, we should totally put our safety goggles on

1:39.5

first though. Good call. Okay, now let's do it. Let's turn on the Infusomaster 3000. Here we go.

1:53.2

It worked. Penelope, we did it. It's alive. It's alive.

2:00.0

Okay, no, you're right. It's not alive. I'm sorry. I just wanted to say that. It sounds so

2:03.9

cool. Okay, still. They said it was impossible. They laughed at my Kickstarter campaign. They said

2:09.5

things like, Fanon, this is going too far and Sandin, you still owe me $3.

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