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How Smell Guides Our Inner World
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:22:16
Publish Date: 2025-08-05 10:00:00
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When some people smell the molecule benzyl acetate, they identify a distinctly banana-y scent. But when others sniff the same compound, they get hints of nail polish remover. How can this be? Smell is a tricky sensory process to pin down. Our perception of scents is wide-ranging and often depends on lived experience. But researchers are building a deeper understanding of the processes underlying our noses’ elusive machinery. 

In this episode, host Samir Patel and

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