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EXTRA: The Downside of Disgust (Update)

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It’s a powerful biological response that has preserved our species for millennia. But now it may be keeping us from pursuing strategies that would improve the environment, the economy, even our own health. So is it time to dial down our disgust reflex? You can help fix things — as Stephen Dubner does in this 2021 episode — by chowing down on some delicious insects.

  • SOURCES:
    • Paul Rozin, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
    • Val Curtis, late disgustologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
    • Sandro Ambuehl, economist at the University of Zurich.
    • Emily Kimmins, R&D lead for the sensory and consumer-science team for Kraft Heinz.
    • Iliana Sermeno, former chef at The Black Ant.

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It’s a powerful biological response that has preserved our species for millennia. But now it may be keeping us from pursuing strategies that would improve the environment, the economy, even our own health. So is it time to dial down our disgust reflex? You can help fix things — as Stephen Dubner does in this 2021 episode — by chowing down on some delicious insects.

  • SOURCES:
    • Paul Rozin, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
    • Val Curtis, late disgustologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
    • Sandro Ambuehl, economist at the University of Zurich.
    • Emily Kimmins, R&D lead for the sensory and consumer-science team for Kraft Heinz.
    • Iliana Sermeno, former chef at The Black Ant.

  continue reading

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