Anjali Rao, visiting associate professor, Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine So, despite our many visible and invisible differences, we are all very much the same.” “All humans share about 99.9% of the same genetic code. Wenwen Cheng, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture They may not need them just because you feel cold.” So, it’s worth thinking before you put on sweaters for your kids. “Children prefer to stay in cooler spaces compared to adults! Adults feel cold but they feel OK. Gulustan Ozturk, assistant professor, Department of Food Science “Milk has unique health-promoting bioactive compounds such as prebiotics (which promote the growth of beneficial bacteria) and antimicrobials (which can selectively eliminate pathogens).” Samantha Cordum, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery “Breast milk is a food source perfectly made for human infants, and it includes nutritional components as well as immune factors, growth factors, anti-inflammatory factors and hormones.” Margaret (Meg) Scandura, visiting associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Chamomile tea should be part of everyone’s daily routine.” It calms the nervous mind, settles a crampy gut and is anti-inflammatory and an antioxidant. It has a wide range of health benefits, yet is so gentle. “Chamomile is one of the greatest plants. Jonathan Wong, assistant professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and Division of Global Pediatrics “Humans can’t digest the cellulose in paper, but if they could, the average medical textbook would provide over 2,000 calories!” And click for Smarter at Parties leftovers from 2019, 2020, 20. We hope you enjoy this year’s generous serving of semi-random facts. You don’t want to impress people too much. OK, maybe save the song for the drive to the party. Bonus points if you learn the Antigo Silt Loam Song. Or you could inform fellow party-goers that Wisconsin’s official state soil is Antigo Silt Loam. You could make idle chitchat about the weather. As part of their introduction to campus in Inside UW’s New Faculty Focus, we asked them: “What’s something interesting about your area of expertise you can share that will make us sound smarter at parties?” Since 2019, Inside UW has been dishing out interesting informational tidbits with help from some of UW–Madison’s newest faculty members. You would if you read last year’s edition of Smarter at Parties. Photo: Rawpixel, via iStockĭid you know that people in the United States spend about 90 percent of their time indoors? Here are some fascinating facts you can bring up in conversation when mingling at holiday parties.
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