Jul 18, 2021
4 min read
Why Do We Like to Get Drunk?
The surprising history and science of intoxication
Why do humans like to get drunk? Scientists have written off our affinity for intoxication as an evolutionary mistake, a trick that humans have developed for gaming our biological reward system into releasing little shots of pleasure for no good reason. This, however, is not a satisfying explanation. It should puzzle us more than…
