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Sci is at Neurotic Physiology today, asking the question, bourbon or vodka? Which one tastes better isn't the question, the question is...which gives you the worst hangover? We all have our alcohol preferences, but it turns out that this question isn't individual! And to find that out...we need a well-controlled lab party. Head over and check it out!