Kim Mills
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1,063 appearances
15 recordings
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first heard May 2026
last heard 2 Sep
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I'm Kim Mills.
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My guest today is Dr.
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Charles Spence, a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Oxford, where he heads the cross-modal research laboratory.
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He's published hundreds of academic papers on multisensory perception.
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He also brings his knowledge out of the lab and into the world.
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He's consulted for many multinational companies on product design, packaging and branding.
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He's worked with chefs to design foods that maximally stimulate the senses.
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And he's helped car companies design multisensory warning signals for drivers.
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Dr.
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Spence has won many awards for his work, including a 2008 Ignoble Prize for research that makes you laugh and then makes you think.
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He's also author of the books Gastrophysics, The New Science of Eating, and Sense Hacking: How to Use the Power of Your Senses for Healthier, Happier Living.
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Doctor Spence, thank you for joining me today.
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So I just mentioned that you direct the cross-modal research laboratory at Oxford.
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So let's start there.
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What does cross-modal mean in your research?
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All right, well we'll get around to talking about that, but I want to start by noting that most of your work has focused on food and taste.
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Why is eating such a powerful example of multisensory perception?
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Now you found that sound can influence taste, something that you call sonic seasoning.
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How does that work?
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And maybe you could explain your sonic chip experiments as part of the answer.
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