Listen to this song while eating chocolate. Do it for science.
Story https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/lifestyle/one-song-makes-chocolate-taste-even-sweeter/
Story https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/lifestyle/one-song-makes-chocolate-taste-even-sweeter/
Actual Chocolate Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIeD03OGPv8
TL;DR
Two of my favorite things are chocolate and music. Maybe they are two of your favorite things as well. A researcher at the University of Bristol has designed a piece of music that, as you listen to it, if you also eat chocolate, will make the chocolate taste better. There is some legit research behind this that the music will make your brain perceive the chocolate as tasting better, but it was commissioned by the folks behind Galaxy Chocolate. (I think we can get a Galaxy bar at the Dollar Store?) It's supposed to work with any chocolate though. According to the research, the pitch and speed of music and the key of the musical piece can influence your perception of taste. So if you get the right piece of music, it's going to make chocolate taste creamier and sweeter. You could also make it so that things taste more bitter with different music.
TL;DR
Two of my favorite things are chocolate and music. Maybe they are two of your favorite things as well. A researcher at the University of Bristol has designed a piece of music that, as you listen to it, if you also eat chocolate, will make the chocolate taste better. There is some legit research behind this that the music will make your brain perceive the chocolate as tasting better, but it was commissioned by the folks behind Galaxy Chocolate. (I think we can get a Galaxy bar at the Dollar Store?) It's supposed to work with any chocolate though. According to the research, the pitch and speed of music and the key of the musical piece can influence your perception of taste. So if you get the right piece of music, it's going to make chocolate taste creamier and sweeter. You could also make it so that things taste more bitter with different music.
Scotty note: icymi, I do a podcast every Friday that features the fun and interesting things from the week's new (like the above Scientific Chocolate Music story.) So if you want to subscribe to the podcast, see https://www.shownotes.page or search "What a Weird Week" where you get podcasts.
Spotify Stream...
YouTube stream
