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How Your Brain Creates Flavor
What we think is taste is far more complicated and fascinating than we may realize. In this episode of the Internet of Senses Institute Podcast, I sat down with Professor Charles Spence, head of the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at Oxford University and one of the...
The Olfactory Contractor Monthly: June 2026
Hello and Welcome, If you are new here—thank you for joining The Olfactory Contractor. I am so glad you have joined this growing community of museum professionals, educators, artists, and researchers interested in scent, storytelling, and a multisensory approach to...
The Future of Smell in Gaming
Digital experiences are becoming our most common interactions with the world, yet they still leave out one of our most powerful senses. In this episode of the Internet of Senses Institute Podcast, I sat down with two members of the OVR Technology team: Sam Wisniewski,...
Two Upcoming Classes this Summer
Two learning opportunities are coming up this summer! One brand new lecture and one returning by popular demand. New!! Scent as Interpretation: A Primer for Museums and Cultural Heritage June 25, 2026 · 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT · Online · $55 Museums have always told...
International Themed Smell Day is July 11
Mark your calendar: July 11 is International Themed Smell Day and it is exactly the kind of occasion the field of olfactory storytelling deserves. The day was established by Liam R. Findlay, a leading themed attraction designer and scenting specialist, to celebrate...
Nosetalgia
Smell places you inside a memory. A single whiff and suddenly you are somewhere else entirely: a place, a person, a moment that you may have forgotten. This is what makes olfaction unlike any other sense. And it is why the concept of “nosetalgia” is so...
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