#026 RebroadcastThis week, Melissa and Jam discuss part of an often requested topic: carbonation. Does it have a taste? Like why does carbonated water taste different than flat water? And what is carbonation in the first place? Does it give you unusually long life? How is it so refreshing? We answer some of those questions.\xa0References from this episodeThe Taste of Carbonation - Jayaram Chandrashekar, David Yarmolinsky, Lars von Buchholtz, Yuki Oka, William Sly, Nicholas J. P. Ryba, Charles S. ZukerScientists Discover Protein Receptor for Carbonation Taste - National Institutes of HealthCarbonation Has a Taste - Scientific AmericanThanks to our monthly supporters\n\n Ciara Linville\n J0HNTR0Y\n Jeannette Napoleon\n Cullyn R\n Erica Bee\n Elizabeth P\n Sarah Moar\n Rachel Reina\n Letila\n Katrina Barnum-Huckins\n Suzanne Phillips\n Nelly Silva\n Venus Rebholz\n Lyn Stubblefield\n Jacob Taber\n Brian Kimball\n Emerson Woodhall\n Kristina Gotfredsen\n Timothy Parker\n Steven Boyles\n Chris Skupien\n Chelsea B\n Bri McAllister\n Avishai Barnoy\n Hunter Reardon\n\n \u2605 Support this podcast on Patreon \u2605\nCheck out our website at chemforyourlife.comWatch our episodes on YouTubeFind us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife.Want to start your own podcast? Use Transistor and you'll have the best podcast platform available. We use it and we are totally in love with it.