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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

The Disgust of Authoritarianism What the sense of smell can reveal about the moment we’re in.

My thoughts on why our nose might be part of the reason we find ourselves in this moment.

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#133: Fourth Anniversary Podcast Episode · An Aromatic Life · 01/09/2025 · 24m

An Aromatic Life is now four years old and, just like last year, I’m starting the new year recapping what some of my guests revealed when asked “What does the sense of smell mean to you?”
I invite you to listen and to share what it means to you.

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Bummer that the article is behind a paywall

WATCH- Hakeem Jeffries is amazing! This is what I want to hear from our leaders! "Social Security is NOT an entitlement. It is a earned benefit"

#DemCast #SocialSecurity

Fragrant Attraction: Aromatics in Premodern Chinese History This essay surveys the history of aromatics in China from antiquity to the 17th-century. Compared to the extensive study of the spice trade that has shaped world history, much less has been explored ...

New History Compass piece by Yan Liu looking at the work that has been done thus far on aromatics in pre-modern China: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... #smellhistory #smellhistory #smellstudies #sensoryhistory #sensorystudies

With California's votes now certified, this appears to be the final popular vote count. The margin of 1.47 percentage points is the smallest since the 2000 election. Kamala Harris received over 75 million votes in this election.

This week’s whiff available for your listening pleasure link.chtbl.com/4zpk8-s5

Animal attraction: Do you want to smell like your pet? From horse girl perfumes to fragrances that smell like puppy fur, people are now wearing scents inspired by their pets

Ah, not so much. Prefer smelling the real thing.

Keep going Ally! You’re brilliant. I so enjoyed your smellinar lecture last year and would love to read your phd thesis if it’s available.

New episode out now!

Enjoy on Apple podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Why We Fear Smelling The other day I was out for a walk with my 23-year old son and I came across an interes…

Come join me over on Substack too. Here one of my most popular articles.

Hello BlueSky 👋! Happy to be here and looking forward to connecting with many of you, especially those interested in the sense of smell.