# The science of milk

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Jonathan J. O'Sullivan
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_j_o_sullivan_the_science_of_milk)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The milk industry produces in excess of 840 million tons of products each year. Why do humans drink so much milk? And given that all mammals lactate, why do we favor certain types of milk over others? Jonathan J. O’Sullivan describes how milk is made. \[Directed by Biljana Labović, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [The science of milk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jonathan_j_o_sullivan_the_science_of_milk/dfb396a41f17), 6 min (TED's player)