190: Beard Power

November 23, 2021 00:05:02
190: Beard Power
Brain Junk
190: Beard Power

Nov 23 2021 | 00:05:02

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

Those of you with a thick beard, that hair does more than make you look suave or rugged. Turns out, a beard might be protecting your face. There’s even an Ig Nobel winning study to prove it.

Feeling super scientific? Read the study: Impact Protection Potential of Mammalian Hair: Testing the Pugilism Hypothesis for the Evolution of Human Facial Hair

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