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Nov. 26, 2010
Holiday Tastes and Smells
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| Why does the smell of roasting turkey or baking pie immediately transport people into a holiday mood? Why do fragrant pine wreaths get many people thinking about family gatherings? In this holiday segment of Science Friday, we'll look at the psychology of taste and smell - and why it can make those holiday smells so evocative. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
Produced by Flora Lichtman, Correspondent and Managing Editor, Video
Guests
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Rachel Herz
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Brown University Medical School
Author, "The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell," (William Morrow, 2007)
Providence, Rhode Island
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