46 min

Welcome to the Odour Lab. Part 2 Fuzzy Logic Science Show

    • Science

Our sense of smell is probably the most primitive of all. The ability to detect chemicals wafting around us, alerting us to nearby food. Or an approaching preditor. In humans, the sense of smell is the first to develop.
And did you know bees are extraordinarily good sniffers? All the better to seek out flowers.
Dr James Hayes is from the UNSW Odour Laboratory
Interview via zoom with Rod
 

Our sense of smell is probably the most primitive of all. The ability to detect chemicals wafting around us, alerting us to nearby food. Or an approaching preditor. In humans, the sense of smell is the first to develop.
And did you know bees are extraordinarily good sniffers? All the better to seek out flowers.
Dr James Hayes is from the UNSW Odour Laboratory
Interview via zoom with Rod
 

46 min

Top Podcasts In Science

Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
Something You Should Know
Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media | Cumulus Podcast Network
Radiolab
WNYC Studios
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward
StarTalk Radio
Neil deGrasse Tyson