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#244 Professor Charles Spence, author of 'Gastrophysics: The Science of Dining from Restaurant Music to Sonic Crisps' Wed 15th Mar 2017

Professor Charles Spence, author of 'Gastrophysics: The Science of Dining from Restaurant Music to Sonic Crisps'

Katy chats to Professor Charles Spence, a world expert in sensory science, about his latest book 'Gastrophysics: The Science of Dining from Restaurant Music to Sonic Crisps', how to make the prospect of eating insects appetising and what experiments he conducts on his friends and family. See him speak as part of the Oxford Literary Festival on 30th March.

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