As the Staten Island Ferry lurched toward the Whitehall terminal in Manhattan, passengers—mostly tourists on a late-summer afternoon—surged toward the doors in a haze of coconut sunscreen and the vestiges of just-smoked cigarettes. As the doors slid open, brackish harbor air wafted over the ramp leading to the Sandy Ground. The depature horn reverberated […]| City Lore
A loss of smell can be one of the earliest warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, but the reasons behind this sensory change have been unclear. Now, a study reveals that the problem may not lie in the nose or olfactory bulb itself, as previously thought.| New Atlas
“I don’t know if it’s lack of experience and us just not being deliberate about it — versus there’s a fundamental brain limitation. Could be either, but we don’t know.” ~ Venkatesh Murthy Lean into the language of smell with me: we sniff things out, we follow a scent. We’re nosey! Is this not curiosity, enacted? Embodied!? So what do we know […]| Listening to the Universe
If things get sticky on World Chocolate Day, Toyota's rigorous test procedures mean that confectionary stains should be easier to clean up.| Toyota UK Magazine
There are many myths and few solid facts concerning proper care for a leather interior.| Ultimate Guide to Detailing
Part 2—Sniffer Squads on the Odour Trail: Smog in Frankfurt The fog phenomenon seen, and smelled, in London in the late 1800s had still not been eradicated by the midpoint of the next century. On the night of 22 January 1957, mysterious events occurred in Frankfurt am Main that were similar to those in Victorian … Continue reading From London Fog to Frankfurt Smog: Sensing Anthropogenic Weather Conditions from a Transurban Perspective in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries| German Historical Institute London Blog
Part 1—Shades of Yellow, Black, and Grey: The London ‘Pea Souper’, The ‘Manchester Entire’, and Sooty Hamburg around 1900 In London, a mysterious weather phenomenon clouded the fin de siècle. For eight consecutive winters from October 1893, large parts of the city were repeatedly engulfed in a mixture of smoke and fog which were perceived … Continue reading From London Fog to Frankfurt Smog: Sensing Anthropogenic Weather Conditions from a Transurban Perspective in the Nineteenth ...| German Historical Institute London Blog
Have you ever wondered what all 1,000+ Pokémon smell like? Because we have. With the news of a weird AI smell-o-vision device called GameScent, we’ve rounded up a list of which game worlds we’re most curious to get a whiff of – for better or worse.| New Atlas
Nothing says welcome to the holidays quite like walking into a home that smells inviting and full of cozy seasonal fragrances.| Mom With Five
Last week 18th May 2024, I was lucky enough to attend a meeting of the International Society of Neurogastronomy at the University of Kentucky, here in Lexington. It sounds very…| Rachel Laudan
We’ve stumbled on a few things recently that mightily deepened our view of the Christmas trees that are everywhere now, including a remarkable video of the birth of a pine tree and haiku written hundreds of years ago: Our improvised holiday card to you…| Improvised Life
While New Millennium Concepts, Ltd. has not conducted specific testing for sulfuric acid, our expectation is that reduction of sulfuric acid should occur for the following reasons:| Berkey Knowledge Base
