Have you missed the last few matchups? Then get on down to the basho. Remember, it ain’t over till the gyōji calls it.
A Smell Walk on the Mild Side: Missing the forest for the trees
A Quantum of Feelz: Tripping balls in St. Petersburg
AI on My Mind: “I’m sorry Ave, I’m afraid I can’t do that”
Battle of the e-Noses: Is the technology fully baked?
Is Perfume No Longer Sexy?: The NYT thinks so
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My Dinner with Hannibal: Savoring aromatic literature
Karma in the Conservatory: Blooming ‘corpse flower’ in Golden Gate Park augurs well for possible Nick Zollicker novel
Blecch!: Something for the foodies plus a dive bar recommendation
Serving It Up
Losing It: Is Our Sense of Smell Becoming Less Sensitive?
WaPo Climate Alarmism: The Smell of Snow is Changing!: With a gratuitous assist from Monell smell scientist Johan Lundström
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COVID-19 Omicron Variant Much Less Likely to Result in Smell Loss: Olfactory research community hardest hit
Predicting Your Perfume Preference: L’Oréal will read your brain waves and tell you what you like
Personal Fragrance and Sensory Panelists: Should Tabu be taboo?
Chilling in France: Can deep freeze treatment undo COVID-19 smell loss?
Of Cherry Garcia® and CSN&Y: A taste of 1970
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Smells at an Exhibition: Olfactory art isn’t always a grift
American Smellscapes: Truckin’, like the do-dah man
An Appetite for Politics: Vegetable parenting practices and red meat resistance
Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas Are All Going to Die of COVID-19!: Wait. What? Oh, well, never mind
Puzzle Solved? How the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Shuts Down the Sense of Smell: Clever experiments with live hamsters and human cadavers
