How can studying delicious food help us understand human evolution? Interdisciplinary ecologist Rob Dunn discusses his book Delicious and why pleasure is scientifically relevant.

Biologist Rob Dunn joins Brandon Vaidyanathan on Beauty At Work to discuss the overlooked role of pleasure in food choices, both in humans and animals. Drawing from his book, co-authored with his wife Monica Sanchez, Rob highlights how scientists often dismiss pleasure in favor of optimization and why understanding this connection can deepen our grasp of evolution. They also explore the surprising lack of research on something as fundamental as sour taste in animals.

You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/Ioktlqaa2rY

To learn more about his work, visit: https://robdunnlab.com/

Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human by Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez- https://www.amazon.com/Delicious-Evolution-Flavor-Made-Human/dp/0691199477

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