A Tour Through Smell

Just one video this week, but that's because one video is all I think you'll need after this one. Here is a fascinating half-hour with Chandler Burr, perfume critic for the New York Times and author of the book, The Emperor of Scent. The economics of patchouli farming alone will dazzle your fellow holiday party-goers for at least a couple round of drinks.

Okay, okay, so maybe you want to go really deep into the science of smell. I can go ahead and hook you up too. Here's a long (90 minute) University of California lecture by Charles Zucker on the neurobiology of taste, smell and vision.

Grey Matters - Perception: Taste, Smell and Vision