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A Scientific History of Booze
The holidays are about a lot of things: Peace, togetherness, sharing, giving, and, of course, drinking. Between holiday parties and New Year’s Eve blow-outs (and maybe even a couple extra fingers of whiskey to help ease family tensions), plenty of alcohol will go down the hatch over the next couple of weeks.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 1 min readThe holidays are about a lot of things: Peace, togetherness, sharing, giving, and, of course, drinking. Between holiday parties and New Year’s Eve blow-outs (and maybe even a couple extra fingers of whiskey to help ease family tensions), plenty of alcohol will go down the hatch over the next couple of weeks. But before we reach for that candy cane cocktail, we talk with Adam Rogers, who’s been studying the science, history and sociology of alcohol for his book, Proof: The Science of Booze.
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2 of 5The Economy Grows, Prenatal Testing Problems, and Boozy Science - 0:00The Economic Outlook
- 8:45A Scientific History of BoozeYou’re reading this
- 21:41The Problems With Prenatal Tests
- 31:21The Surprising Benefits of Carrying Your Child’s Cells
- 40:54Linda Deutsch Looks Back at L.A.’s Biggest Trials