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Everything about the sense of smell fascinates us, from its power to evoke memories to its ability to change our moods and influence our behavior. From brain-imaging laboratories to the high-stakes world of scent marketing, What the Nose Knows takes us on a tour of the strange and surprising realm of smell.

Hans Florine is a big-wall climbing legend in his own time. He holds the speed record on the Nose route of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite cliff in Yosemite Valley that's considered the Everest of the rock-climbing world. But Florine's story is not one of super-human athletic prowess; it's one of persistence and dogged determination. In 30 years of climbing, he's ascended the Nose a mind-blowing, death-defying 100 times, more than anyone else ever has, and most likely ever will. In On the Nose, Florine describes the most dangerous, pivotal, and inspirational of those climbs.

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Welcome to Follow Your Nose - a podcast packed full of support, empathy and direction for those dealing with Rhinological health concerns.Created by the Irish Rhinologic Society.1 in 10 of all visits to GPs in Ireland are for nasal issues, and we believe these chronic conditions need much more recognition & for patients to feel empowered to find solutions. In this show, we talk to health professionals and patients about everything from allergies to nasal surgery and chronic sinusitis, as well as specific support for those also living with asthma.Listen to “Follow Your Nose” for the ...

A pioneering exploration of olfaction that upsets settled notions of how the brain translates sensory information.

Al más puro estilo de Stephen Jay Gould (El pulgar del panda, Brontosaurus y la nalga del ministro o La sonrisa del flamenco, entre otros) José Ramón Alonso, que ha sido rector de la Universidad de Salamanca, nos propone La nariz de Charles Darwin y otras historias de la Neurociencia, un fantástico ensayo divulgativo sobre el cerebro y la neurobiología. Riguroso, muy divertido y lo que es más difícil, repleto de ciencia pero salpicado de historias con alma que, en más de una ocasión, llegan a conmover. No te lo puedes perder.