Thanksgiving and Pumpkin Spice
Happy Thanksgiving!
As you’re creating and consuming all your favorite delightful holiday treats this week it’s a great time to reflect on why you like or expect certain foods around this season. I wrote about my origin story as the “pumpkin spice neuroscientist” in an earlier blog. Here, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite articles and interviews about pumpkin spice and other holiday foods for your festive entertainment!
If you’d like to watch a video:
The “father” of Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice latte says “it was the flavor that almost wasn’t”; CBS News; 9/25/21
“Is Pumpkin Spice Addictive?” ; CBS, WTVR, Virginia This Morning; 9/13/18
Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice; Lunch Break Science; Science Museum of Virginia; 11/6/20 (this one is long!)
If you’d like to listen to a radio/podcast: Pumpkin Spice; With Good Reason; NPR; 12/17/21
If you’d like to read:
Ask a Neuroscience Expert: Why Are We So Obsessed with Pumpkin Spice?; The Walrus; 8/30/22
Pumpkin Spice Spam is coming, and you know what? It sounds pretty good; CNN; 8/15/19
Why Do People Like Pumpkin Spice So Much?; Live Science; 10/30/18
What is ‘pumpkin spice,’ anyway? And why do we crave it?; CNN; 11/16/17
The Joy of Pumpkin Spice: The Science Behind Loving Fall; HuffPost; 10/1/15
