Fri. 04/22 - Some Like It Hot... But Why?

<p><strong><em>Why did some cultures develop tastes for particularly spicy foods and others didn’t? Plus, the Museum of Endangered Sounds. And an upcoming documentary from Alex Winter about radicalization on social media.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Outer, Get $300 off and free shipping at <a href="http://liveouter.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">liveouter.com/kottke</a></li><li>Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://lithub.com/how-and-why-did-cultural-tastes-for-spicy-food-develop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How—and Why—Did Cultural Tastes for Spicy Food Develop?</a> (Literary Hub)</li><li><a href="https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/49/6/453/229475" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Darwinian Gastronomy: Why We Use Spices: Spices taste good because they are good for us</a> (Oxford Academic)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://canvas.harvard.edu/files/4435842/download?download_frd=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Antimicrobial functions of spices: why some like it hot</a> (Harvard, PDF) </li><li><a href="http://savethesounds.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Museum of Endangered Sounds</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/where-the-sounds-of-your-childhood-go-to-rest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where the Sounds of Your Childhood Go to Rest</a> (MEL)</li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/library-wax-cylinder-digitize-machine?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20April%2018%2C%202022&amp;utm_term=lithub_master_list" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saving the Sounds of the Early 20th Century</a> (Atlas Obscura)</li><li><a href="https://collider.com/the-youtube-effect-trailer-documentary-alex-winter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'The Youtube Effect' Te