Have you ever wondered why your tap water tastes the way it does? Come explore how tastes have been increasingly erased from drinking water over the twentieth century as Dr. Christy Spackman discusses her new book, The Taste of Water. Through examining the development of sensory expertise in the United States and France, in this talk Spackman will uncover how efforts to erase unwanted tastes and smells have transformed water into a highly industrialized food product largely divorced from its origins. Learn to question your own assumptions about what water does and should naturally taste like, as well as how extensive your own expertise is around water.