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How You Get Drunk


Today’s infographic shows the various steps of How You Get Drunk, and how it affects your body, including the “booze choo-choo train through your brain.”

Beer Flavor Triggers Dopamine In The Brain


An interesting study recently conducted at the Indiana University School of Medicine shows a preliminary result that “[t]he taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brain, which is associated with drinking and other drugs of abuse.”

Are Hops Addictive?


Are Hops Addictive? I sure hope so. PopSci’s BeerSci series tackles that very question in an interesting article: Are Hops Addictive? So what’s the answer? I’m not telling, but don’t worry. The answer is a click away.

The Chemistry Of Alcohol & Hangovers


Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day this Sunday, the American Chemical Society released a video today as part of their Byte Size Science program all about The Chemistry of Alcohol and Hangovers.

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