Tom's Podcast #52: Sensations of Sound and Taste

In today's podcast, I compare music and food.  I  start with Chopin's Prelude #8, in F# Minor and we learn a little about complexity.  I talk about how vibrations are processed via the eardrum, cochlea, auditory nerve, and auditory cortex.  We then transition to food, whose enjoyment is a function of partly flavors, tastes, and. texture.  We learn about perinasal and retronasal flavors, about the four types of papillae on the tongue, and about texture.  We also talk about chocolate, the king of food pleasure, whose quality is a function of crystal types.  Finally, I talk about the three villages where we have built chocolate factories.  I finish the podcast with a foray back into the world of music;  we hear my rendition of Bach's F#minor prelude.  Bach is the father of classical and the contrast with Chopin is considerable.
 
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