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	Podcast:		WorkLife with Adam Grant
	Episode:		The science of taste and smell with Rachel Herz
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:34:30
	Publish Date:		2025-07-22 04:00:00
	Description:		Do you hate the taste of cilantro and chocolate? You might be a super taster! Rachel Herz is a neuroscientist at Brown University who specializes in taste and smell. In this episode, Adam, Rachel, and Adam’s wife Allison Sweet Grant investigate the sources of their different food preferences, uncover the overlooked power of smell, and analyze the effects of the gene that can turn some people into picky eaters. Follow Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant \| LinkedIn: @adammgrant \| Website: adamgrant.net/) Guest: Rachel Herz (Instagram \| LinkedIn: @rachelherz \| Website: rachelherz.com/) Links Books: Why You Eat What You Eat (2019), That’s Disgusting (2013), The Scent of Desire (2008) Subscribe to TED Instagram: @ted YouTube: @TED TikTok: @tedtoks LinkedIn: @ted-conferences Website: ted.com Podcasts: ted.com/podcasts For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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