Rewind Ep. 13 - Stimulants | SciShow Tangents Podcast

Original Airdate: February 5, 2019 Are you one of those people who doesn’t feel awake until you have caffeine coursing through your bloodstream? Well, you can choose to ingest some chemical stimulants, but they’re also something your body makes! Just think about the adrenaline rush before a public speech. This week, we’re going to dig into what science actually says about caffeine and dehydration. Why did some people try to ban coffee, and how dangerous was the pick-me-up given to some Antarctic explorers? And why the heck did researchers think gerbils could help with airport security? Want more SciShow Tangents? Check out hundreds more episodes of our podcast here: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com, or wherever you get your podcasts! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to find great SciShow Tangents merch! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Gerbils: Forced March: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2810%2962153-8/fulltext https://granta.com/shackletons-medical-kit/ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/09/27/161881513/cocaine-for-snowblindness-what-polar-explorers-packed-for-first-aid https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1279970/ [Ask the Science Couch] Dehydration: http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/33/2/167 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12187618 https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/640f/49f096f9a01e2c3ef103945a39830a12cd5c.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html?_r=2 [Butt One More Thing] Civet poop coffee: https://www.businessinsider.com/kopi-luwak-cat-poop-worlds-most-expensive-coffee-taste-test-2018-11 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kopi-Luwak #scishow #podcast #comedy #science #education #scishowtangents