The Horrible Hangover
Why do we get hangovers and are some drinks worse than others? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2018.
"My name is Ava and I've never had a hangover," writes Ava Karuso. "I'm a 25 year-old Australian and I enjoy going out for drinks. However, the next day when everyone else sleeps in and licks their wounds, I get up early and get right back to my normal routine.鈥�
Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate the ancient origins of alcohol, from Sumerians drinking beer through straws, to Aristotle's teachings 鈥極n Intoxication鈥�.
But what can modern science tell us about how alcohol affects our brains? What causes the morning-after hangover and do some drinks make you feel worse than others? Are there any hangover cures that have been scientifically validated?
Featuring health psychologist and hangover researcher Sally Adams, chemist Andrea Sella and science writer Adam Rogers, author of 'Proof: The Science of Booze'.
Presenters: Hannah Fry, Adam Rutherford
Producer: Michelle Martin
First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in 2018.
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