The Sweet Smell of Science

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06/27/2008

Jun. 27, 2008

The Sweet Smell of Science

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Just what does your nose know? Join guest host Joe Palca in this segment for a conversation with psychologist, smell scientist, and entrepreneur Avery Gilbert about making sense of the sense of smell. How do chemistry, biology, and psychology come together to create what people perceive as an aroma? We'll talk about the science of smell, and how that science is used every day to create a scent for your world. Plus, we'll take a look at how artists have made use of smell in fiction, poetry, art, and music, and how scent is being incorporated into artistic works and museum exhibits.

Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer

Guests

Avery Gilbert

Author, "What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life"
(Crown Publishers, 2008)

Psychologist and "Smell Scientist"

Montclair, New Jersey
Jim Drobnick
Co-Curator, "Odor
Limits" Exhibition

Esther M. Klein Art Gallery at
The Science Center

Philadelphia, PA

Jun. 27, 2008