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The Science Of How Smells Work - Harold McGee | Modern Wisdom Podcast 257

Harold McGee is an author and food expert. Our sense of smell sits at the front of our daily experience and yet our understanding of what smells are and how they're processed is almost non existent. Expect to learn why smell may be the oldest of our senses, how our brains combine what hits our nose to create sensations, whether smell will be the new frontier for the entertainment industry, what an opera singer smells like and much more... Sponsors: Get 25% discount on all mindful toiletries from Michael Hannah at https://www.michaelhannah.co.uk (use code MW25) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 3.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy Nose Dive - https://amzn.to/3qHCEAY Follow Harold on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Harold_McGee Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #smell #biology #haroldmcgee - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

Harold McGeeguestChris Williamsonhost
Dec 12, 202053mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:19

    Intro

  2. 0:19 – 0:45

    Harolds research

  3. 0:45 – 2:36

    What is a smell

  4. 2:36 – 4:20

    How does a smell make the sensation

  5. 4:20 – 5:12

    Can you impact the taste of something

  6. 5:12 – 7:24

    Whats the difference when smelling something

  7. 7:24 – 9:21

    Smell is like touch

  8. 9:21 – 12:28

    Bacteria have chemical senses

  9. 12:28 – 15:49

    Losing your sense of smell

  10. 15:49 – 17:30

    Smellovision

  11. 17:30 – 18:59

    Wings of Flight

  12. 18:59 – 21:08

    Smells and Physiology

  13. 21:08 – 26:27

    Our interpretation of smells

  14. 26:27 – 31:09

    Animal smells

  15. 31:09 – 35:25

    Narrative personifications

  16. 35:25 – 38:28

    Smell vs sight

  17. 38:28 – 42:20

    Smells of nature

  18. 42:20 – 44:23

    Humans vs Bloodhounds

  19. 44:23 – 46:16

    Fire

  20. 46:16 – 48:23

    Smell in prehistoric times

  21. 48:23 – 50:35

    Learnings from smell

  22. 50:35 – 52:31

    Future of sense science

  23. 52:31 – 53:26

    Harolds website

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