{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6686f27f9bf81dc06a87e824/668ad6eef5f883ab76bd9c04?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"202 - Mailbag - Tears, Saliva, and Snails","description":"<p>On today’s episode: What’s the deal with salty tears? Why do we gain so much weight when we’re on vacation? What does saliva have to do with vomiting? How do snails get their shells? All that and more today on All Around Science...</p><p><strong>RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://teachmeanatomy.info/head/organs/eye/lacrimal-gland/#:~:text=The%20acini%20contain%20serous%20cells,by%20the%20process%20of%20blinking.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Lacrimal Gland</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/02/the-mysterious-science-of-motion-sickness/385469/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/02/the-mysterious-science-of-motion-sickness/385469/</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-do-we-drool-before-being-sick\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-do-we-drool-before-being-sick</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323672931000086\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323672931000086</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/hypersalivation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/hypersalivation</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/why-do-we-salivate-when-were-nauseous-880551\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/why-do-we-salivate-when-were-nauseous-880551</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7987796/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7987796/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>CREDITS:</strong></p><p><strong>Writing - Bobby Frankenberger &amp; Maura Armstrong</strong></p><p><strong>Booking - September McCrady&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL</a></p><p><a href=\"http://andrewallenmusic.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://andrewallenmusic.com</a></p>","author_name":"All Around Science"}