Fri. 04/22 - Some Like It Hot... But Why?

<p>Why did some cultures develop tastes for particularly spicy foods and others didn’t? Plus, the Museum of Endangered Sounds. And an upcoming documentary from Alex Winter about radicalization on social media.</p> <p>Sponsors:</p> Outer, Get $300 off and free shipping at liveouter.com/kottke Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke <p>Links:</p> How—and Why—Did Cultural Tastes for Spicy Food Develop? (Literary Hub) Darwinian Gastronomy: Why We Use Spices: Spices taste good because they are good for us (Oxford Academic)   Antimicrobial functions of spices: why some like it hot (Harvard, PDF) Museum o...