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TED: The Science Of Scent (Shatters Ideas of Human Senses)

submitted by marinara

1 decade 6 years 2 weeks ago

If you think science can't be surprised, be surprised by this video of a scientist who challenged the theory of smell mechanism.

23 Comments

gargoyle says...

I just finished reading The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses, written by a journalist about his theory. It was excellent! Can't wait to read his guide to perfume, where he describes and rates perfumes. What a great video to add this little tangent in my reading adventures.

BicycleRepairMan

*science

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I wonder what Californium smells like?

charliem says...

>> ^blankfist:
I wonder what Californium smells like?

Probably like burning.

A mixture of burnt mansions and Astroglide.

>> ^blankfist:
I wonder what Californium smells like?

i love being human..we are so far apart yet connected at all times to all things...it's horribly lovely, fantastically awful. i like how this guy sounds certain vowels.

oh yea also this is awesome.

>> ^vairetube:
i love being human..we are so far apart yet connected at all times to all things...it's horribly lovely, fantastically awful. i like how this guy sounds certain vowels.
oh yea also this is awesome.

I have reason to believe you are, in fact, a cat.

This was immensely interesting.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'TED, Luca, Turin, hydrogen, sulfide' to 'TED, talks, Luca, Turin, smell, vibration, sulfide, sulfur, rotten eggs, coumarin, tonkene' - edited by my15minutes

Nebosuke says...

TED link for higher res video.

Great use of IR Spec!

But what about the long term effects of synthetic fragrances like tonkene on the body and environment?

This video is NOT:
Spacy - contains no content relating to the clouds or beyond
Philosophical - unless you acknowledge that this man is pursuing knowledge, like almost all of us
Obscure - there are plenty of anatomy and TED videos on this site.
You're lucky that i'm only bronze, or i'd * nochannel you like crazy.

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*talks

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*nochannel *science *nature *talks

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swedishfriend says...

vodka does smell / taste of rotten eggs to some degree depending on the vodka. My wife says the same thing... Anyone else?

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