While enjoying an adult beverage, one doesn鈥檛 usually pick apart chemical processes that take place in making the drink -- or even the drink's interaction with the human body. But studying both could help you recover post-cocktail. , Articles Editor at Wired, joins guest host Stephen Becker on Think at 1 p.m. to discuss his new book .
Rogers specifically for Proof where he shares his impressions of drinks and bars and adventures in the kitchen. He recently -- the research behind the causes, possible cures, and chemical alternatives to alcohol.
Bourbon drinkers reported significantly worse hangovers than vodka drinkers, when both groups reached the same blood alcohol level - and it turns out herbs from native China might be the best salve for morning-after symptoms.
And Rogers gets behind the curtain of alcohol production, too. Take a look at the wonders of the yeast fungus, which eats sugar and produces ethanol, basically taking care of fermentation, via an .
And for fun, Rogers previously to understand how ethanol works in space for Wired鈥檚 The Observation Deck.
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