Talking tongues, detecting beer, and shifting perspectives on females

<p><em>Why it’s so hard to understand the tongue, a book on a revolutionary shift toward studying the female of the species, and using proteomics to find beer in a painting</em></p> <p> </p> <p>First on the show this week, Staff Writer Elizabeth Pennisi joins host Sarah Crespi to talk tongues: Who has them, who doesn’t, and <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/tales-tongue">all their amazing elaborations</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>We also have the first in a new six-part series on books exploring the science of sex and gender. For this month’s installment, host Angela Saini talks with evolutionary biologist <a href="https://www.su.se/english/profiles/malinak-1.283768">Malin Ah-King</a> about her book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-female-turn-how-evolutionary-science-shifted-perceptions-about-females-malin-ah-king/18833078"><em>The Female Turn: How Evolutionary Science Shifted Perceptions About Females</em></a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Finally, detecting beer in early 19th century Danish paintings. Heritage scientist <a href="https://hslab.fkkt.uni-lj.si/team/">Fabiana Di Gianvincenzo</a> of the Heritage Science Laboratory at the University of Ljubljana talks about her <em>Science Advances</em> paper on <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade7686">using proteomics to dig out clues to artistic practices of the day</a> and how they fit in with the local beer-loving culture.</p> <p> </p> <p>This week’s episode was produced with help from <a href="https://podigy.co/">Podigy</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.science.org/content/page/about-science-podcast">About the <em>Science</em> Podcast</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Authors: Sarah Crespi; Angela Saini; Elizabeth Pennisi</p> <p> </p> <p>Episode page: <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi8592">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi8592</a></p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>