• 202 - Mailbag - Tears, Saliva, and Snails

  • Jul 15 2024
  • Length: 55 mins
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202 - Mailbag - Tears, Saliva, and Snails

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  • On today’s episode: What’s the deal with salty tears? Why do we gain so much weight when we’re on vacation? What does saliva have to do with vomiting? How do snails get their shells? All that and more today on All Around Science...

    RESOURCES

    • The Lacrimal Gland
    • https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/02/the-mysterious-science-of-motion-sickness/385469/
    • https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-do-we-drool-before-being-sick
    • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323672931000086
    • https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/hypersalivation
    • https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/why-do-we-salivate-when-were-nauseous-880551
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7987796/


    CREDITS:

    Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

    Booking - September McCrady

    THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

    https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

    http://andrewallenmusic.com


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