{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69dec55b8424efe84cf55a1e/6a4b39f15b22488bcd9cf82c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The science of alcohol","description":"<p>Alcohol has been socially lubricating, intoxicating and relaxing humans for thousands of years. But the chemistry behind alcohol and the biological effects it has on the human body are still being understood.</p><p><br></p><p>Join David Bolderman and science journalist Ellen Phiddian in this episode of the <em>It Starts With… </em>podcast as they take a sip from the chalice of knowledge to get to the gurgling heart of what alcohol is and how it affects the body.</p><p><br></p><p>Ellen and David explore the properties of ethanol, why we get drunk, as well as the harmful effects of overconsumption of alcohol on the human body.</p>","author_name":"ConnectSci"}