Unfortunately not. Not sure where this one came from (other than being popularised by Friends in the 1990's) but doing this can actually do more harm than good. In fact the best thing you can do (before seeking medical advice, of course) is to wash the affected area with salt water.
Monday, 30 March 2015
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Science Myth: The Tongue Has Zones For Different Tastes.
Unfortunately not. All those experiments we did in Junior school? All lies and confirmation bias. The notion that the tongue is mapped into four areas—sweet, sour, salty and bitter—is wrong. There are five basic tastes identified so far, and the entire tongue can sense all of these tastes more or less equally.
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
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