Биология и химия вкуса // Юрий Матвеев

Come to the "Living Word" lecture hall in Tver. The schedule is here: https://lectory69.ru/ If you liked the video, you can donate to the channel's development: https://boosty.to/lectory69 Biologist Yuri Matveyev on how we sense taste 00:00 Why do we need proteins, fats, and carbohydrates? 03:46 How do taste buds work? 13:16 Sugar and its substitutes: what's the secret? 19:12 Cats don't taste sweets 20:55 Myths about MSG 26:27 Noise affects taste 29:12 It's not by chance that we love chips 30:54 Why are we so drawn to salt 37:19 Sourness is also a storage method 42:28 Bitterness - a warning 46:50 The history of Schweppes 50:30 How to trick your taste buds: lemon is sweet, orange is bitter 52:48 How the brain controls nutrition 01:04:04 Touch and smell 01:10:12 What is the connection between individual tastes #matveev