Does Blowing on Food Make It Cooler? Plus: How to Acquire Tastes, and Carnivore Adaptation Curiosity Daily

Learn about why cougars and coyotes outlived dire wolves and saber-toothed cats; how exactly you can “acquire” a taste; and, whether blowing on hot food really makes it cooler.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
Here's Why Cougars and Coyotes Outlived Dire Wolves and Saber-Toothed Cats — https://curiosity.im/31OmI2hHow Exactly Do You 'Acquire' a Taste? — https://curiosity.im/2Kq29UiAdditional resources discussed:
Why Does Blowing On Your Hot Drink Cool It Down? The Surprising Scientific Answer | Forbes — https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/02/02/why-does-blowing-on-your-hot-drink-cool-it-down-the-surprising-scientific-answer/#4ee29afe130bDoes Blowing on Hot Food Really Make It Cooler? | ThoughtCo — https://www.thoughtco.com/blowing-on-hot-food-make-it-cooler-603913Speed of Sound in Air | Michigan Technological University — http://pages.mtu.edu/~suits/SpeedofSound.htmlDownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
 
Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/does-blowing-on-food-make-it-cooler-plus-how-to-acquire-tastes-and-carnivore-adaptation

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