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I fell for a scam once.

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Sona Movsesian (1:29)

Okay, let's get started. Hi, Jeremy.

Welcome to Conan Needs A Fan. We have Conan and we have special guest, Taylor Tomlinson here.

Conan O'Brien (1:39)

Hi. Hey, how you doing, Jeremy?

Jeremy (1:41)

I'm good. How are you guys?

Conan O'Brien (1:43)

We're doing great.

And I have so many questions for you because the only thing I know about you, Jeremy, I know two things. I know three things. You're from Boston. You're now living in San Francisco. And it says here, you're a flavor scientist.

Jeremy (2:00)

All of those are true. I have my Red Sox mug that I'm drinking out of to prove I'm from Boston.

Conan O'Brien (2:06)

Very good.

Jeremy (2:06)

And yeah.

Taylor Tomlinson (2:07)

They don't just hand those out.

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Yeah.

Conan O'Brien (2:10)

They don't.

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You gotta earn them.

Conan O'Brien (2:11)

No, they do.

SPEAKER_2 (2:13)

They hand them out.

Jeremy (2:17)

Yeah. I'm a flavor scientist in San Francisco.

Conan O'Brien (2:20)

Okay. Now, there's so much to talk about here because I really don't know what a flavor scientist does. Taylor, I can't speak for you. Do you know what a flavor scientist does?

Taylor Tomlinson (2:32)

That's what I went to school for. So, yeah, I'm very familiar.

Conan O'Brien (2:37)

You know what? I did know that. I can't believe I forgot that.

Taylor Tomlinson (2:40)

No, I didn't know. I did not know the term flavor scientist. That's one of those jobs that I feel like when you get high and you're eating snacks, you go, whose job is this?

SPEAKER_5 (2:51)

How do I get that job? So I feel like I'm so excited to talk to someone who has that job.

Like, how did you get that job?

Conan O'Brien (3:01)

Yeah, Jeremy, what happened?

Jeremy (3:03)

Yeah, so I can kind of break it down for you guys.

I moved out to California in 2014 for my PhD in physical chemistry at Berkeley. And while I was at Berkeley, I was using a bunch of high-end analytical instrumentation to look at tailpipe emissions from cars and to look at emissions coming off of...

Conan O'Brien (3:26)

Was this a hobby or part of your work?

Jeremy (3:32)

It was part of my work. I wrote up a dissertation, I wrote up papers on this, and partway through, I kind of realized that the same technology that I was using is also used in perfumes, and fragrances, and flavor to identify. Those molecules are responsible for individual flavors and sensations. I've always loved cooking and mixology.

I make my own cocktail bitters and limoncello. I really wanted to do something where I could combine the science with my passion for food and baking.

Being a flavor scientist seems like that perfect opportunity.

Conan O'Brien (4:13)

All right, we have, I think, a photo of you doing your work. I think we're going to show her. There you are.

Jeremy (4:19)

Okay.

Conan O'Brien (4:20)

Boy, does that look... That's me.

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He goes, all right. So...