Oops, all science this episode! Erstwhile editorial assistant Deboki Chakravarti steps in for erstwhile everyman Sam Schultz as we parse through fundamental puzzles about humanity: what makes us, us, and if it is hormones, does that make us cocktails or cauldrons?

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Hormones

[Truth or Fail]

https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/trust-hormone-oxytocin-helps-old-muscle-work-new-study-finds

[Trivia Question]

Hormone-injected Judas goats to kill invasive species in Project Isabella

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092746/

https://modernfarmer.com/2013/09/killing-goats-galapagos/

[Fact Off]

Bones make osteocalcin, which might be a hormone involved in stress reactions

https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(19)30441-3

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6335246/

https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008361

https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008714

Chrononutrition and breast milk hormones training babies’ circadian rhythms

[Ask the Science Couch]

Hormones (vs. neurotransmitters) and how they affect emotions

Serotonin

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545168/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864293/

Testosterone

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033318213001333?via%3Dihub

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/andr.12867

Estrogen

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753111/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/210086

Thyroid

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7612998/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378512215006064

Puberty in general

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5192018/

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/umurj/article/id/1383/

[Butt One More Thing]

Golden spiny mice poop hormones show that they've evolved to be nocturnal (even though they can be diurnal)

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0023446