Why does carbonated water have a taste?

<p><strong>#026 Rebroadcast<br></strong><br></p><p>This 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. <br></p><p><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li>The Taste of Carbonation - Jayaram Chandrashekar, David Yarmolinsky, Lars von Buchholtz, Yuki Oka, William Sly, Nicholas J. P. Ryba, Charles S. Zuker</li> <li><a href="https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/scientists-discover-protein-receptor-carbonation-taste">Scientists Discover Protein Receptor for Carbonation Taste - National Institutes of Health</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/carbonation-has-a-taste-09-10-16/">Carbonation Has a Taste - Scientific American</a></li> </ol><p><br><strong>Thanks to our monthly supporters</strong> </p><ul> <li>Nelly Silva</li> <li>Venus Rebholz</li> <li>Lyn Stubblefield</li> <li>Jacob Taber</li> <li>Brian Kimball</li> <li>shadow</li> <li>Emerson Woodhall</li> <li>Nichole Criss</li> <li>Kristina Gotfredsen</li> <li>Timothy Parker</li> <li>Steven Boyles</li> <li>Chris Skupien</li> <li>Chelsea B</li> <li>Bri McAllister</li> <li>Avishai Barnoy</li> <li>Hunter Reardon</li> </ul><strong> <a href="http://patreon.com/chemforyourlife" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong><p>Check out our website at <a href="http://chemforyourlife.com/">chemforyourlife.com</a></p><p>Watch our episodes on <a href="http://youtube.com/@chemforyourlife">YouTube</a></p><p>Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/chemforyourlife">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/chemforyourlife">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://facebook.com/chemforyourlife">Facebook</a> @ChemForYourLife.</p><p>Want to start your own podcast? <a href="http