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I saw a Ted talk some years ago called “The science of smell” - and I think the jury was out on whether that speaker was really on to something or was a bit of
by LeonB 3y ago
I saw a Ted talk some years ago called “The science of smell” - and I think the jury was out on whether that speaker was really on to something or was a bit of a crack pot. It seemed legit to me!
I’d like to know if this research is consistent with, or invalidates the theories mentioned in that talk.
https://www.ted.com/talks/luca_turin_the_science_of_scent/transcript https://www.ted.com/talks/luca_turin_the_science_of_scent/tr...
- narag 3y agoEven if his education is in physiology, most of his fame is due to his work as critic and historian of the perfume world, having written some best-seller books. His scientific works have been heavily criticized though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibration_theory_of_olfaction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibration_theory_of_olfaction
- LeonB 3y agoThank you very much for providing me with the info. Shows that my memory of what Turin claimed is kind of different/opposite to what he was claiming.