MetaFilter posts tagged with scent

I Love the Smell of Books in the Morning. Smells Like... Literacy.

grapefruitmoon — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:35:27 -0800

If you're loathe to invest in an e-Book because you long for the physicality of books, you can now purchase book perfume designed to replicate the smell of books. [via]

These molecules, they vibrate?

louche mustachio — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:16:58 -0800

The Science of Scent. An entertaining and enlightening TED talk by biophysicist Luca Turin.

Vulva Original

Gator — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 08:44:16 -0800

Not safe for work: "Vulva Original: Authentically natural vaginal flavour." (Flash interface; much gratuitous nudity.)

Pheromones for everyone!

dov3 — Tue, 10 May 2005 08:49:23 -0800

Different scent attraction for men, women, and homosexuals Interesting report about homosexual men responding differently to pheromones as heterosexual men but very similar to women. (NYT)

Olfactory Art/Commerce

misteraitch — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:16:18 -0800

Compressed Art: Perfume as Art, or Commerce masquerading as Art? This site's main feature is an intriguing olfactory seven deadly sins, put together by artist Nobi Shioya, where each sin is associated with a specific perfumer, all of whom, one comes to realize, work for the same company, one of the big three international perfumes & flavours concerns. In a similar vein: the latest 'scent' issue of Visionaire (warning flash/pop-ups).

Gee, you sure do stink pretty.

grabbingsand — Mon, 03 Nov 2003 12:20:24 -0800

OsMoz. Inhale a little history, then follow your nose to the Sniffer Game. (Sorry, no scratch-n-sniff.)

semmi — Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:29:10 -0800

Will the results of this scientific research explain your feelings about your family?

stbalbach — Sat, 10 Mar 2001 05:51:47 -0800

Love Me, Love My Scent eau d'immune baby

barbelith — Tue, 27 Feb 2001 14:51:56 -0800

Thrown off the scent. A fascinating story about The Pill and its effect on women's mate choice, and the effect of these choices on evolution. T-shirts belonging to unknown men were given to women to smell. All they had to do was say which smelt best. Women on the pill chose exactly the opposite t-shirts to those that didn't - find me free will, personal taste and the nature / culture divide in that if you can... [found via Plastic - and if you want to talk about that, then click here]

cCranium — Tue, 16 May 2000 06:26:43 -0800

Smell-o-vision may not be that far off, if the Digiscents.com people have their way.