Happy Jazz Appreciation Month from your favorite scientist! To celebrate, we are going to talk about how cool jazz kept us cool in the abstract sense with the album "Birth of the Cool" by Miles Davis. Then we will talk about how the neurotransmitter that keeps us cool, serotonin, was discovered and understood.
Question of the episode: What celebrity would you want to listen to your research? Send answers @scientificallysound !
Selected Tunes from "Birth of the Cool" by Miles Davis played in this episode.
"Move"
"Moon Dreams"
"Boplicity"
Song of the Sound: Take 5 by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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