202 - Mailbag - Tears, Saliva, and Snails
Jul 15, 2024•55 min•Ep. 202
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Episode description
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
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