<p>Everyone wants a healthy gut, and your microbiome plays a big role in keeping you well.</p><p>So how do you know your microbiome is in top shape? Are there stinky signs that things are going right, or wrong?</p><p>Norman and Tegan breeze through the research in this live recording at the World Science Festival Brisbane.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://flatology.com/" target="_blank">The Invisible College of Experimental Flatology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/explainer-the-chemistry-of-farts/2500168.article">Explainer: The chemistry of farts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-025-02154-w">A widespread hydrogenase supports fermentative growth of gut bacteria in healthy people</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464622004376">Intestinal gas production by the gut microbiota: A review</a></li><li><a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2788843" target="_blank">Association of the Gut Microbiota With Cognitive Function in Midlife</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02551-3" target="_blank">Gut microbiome predicts cognitive function and depressive symptoms in late life</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/1/64" target="_blank">The Relationship between Gut Microbiome and Cognition in Older Australians</a> </li><li><a href="https://research.csiro.au/cshw/projects/chart-your-fart/">Chart Your Fart - CSIRO</a></li></ul><p>If you enjoyed this episode, check these out!</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/yawning-why-we-yawn-contagious-catch-a-yawn/106617850">Why is yawning contagious?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/handedness-right-left-cognition/106527642">Why are some people right (or left) handed?</a></li></ul>