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[ Creativity ]
Capturing the Scents of Our Loved Ones
By Sam Burns
Could we forever find comfort in our loved one’s smells? Artist and scientist Ani Liu is capturing their scents and creating perfumes (or small time capsules) out of them! See the impact this could have as she brings us through her lab!
25 minutes
[ Innovation ]
What if You Could Record All of Your Memories?
By Sam Burns
Want more control over your life? This piece of wearable technology may help us all do just that by recording our experiences. The creator of this innovation tells us all about the ways this can be utilized, from understanding ourselves better, to making better decisions, to assisting Alzheimer’s patients. Check this out!
15 minutes
[ Innovation ]
Walk Through the City You Didn’t Know You Were Smelling Everyday!
By Sam Burns
Perfume has influenced our lives for more than 4000 years! But did you know many of the perfumes we know best today have their origins in the fields and flowers of one city in France? Let’s travel to this city behind some of the most iconic smells in history to learn how perfume has shaped our cultures.
28 minutes
[ Culture ]
What Can We Do to Keep Our Life Memories?
By Sam Burns
So many small moments happen in our lives that make it amazing. But those moments tend to sneak by us and are easily forgotten and outsized by the bad times. How can we keep them fresh? And then pass them along to our loved ones?
15 minutes
When You (Really) Can’t Smell the Roses
By Sam Burns
Your sense of smell is one of the most powerful and elusive of all the senses. But how does it even work? And what is it like when it doesn’t?
10 minutes
[ Books ]
Can You Smell That? It’s Your Memory!
By Sam Burns
It’s a powerful tool that most of us have been gifted, but do you think we’re truly utilizing our sense of smell? Today we learn how this sense shapes our world and how we can become better at sniffing out our memories!
6 minutes
[ Innovation ]
How to Memorize Anything!
Have a tough time learning names, remembering directions, or just want to impress your friends? Never fear! Let us introduce you to your memory palace, a place where you can memorize anything.
11 minutes
[ Dance ]
Your Memories and Your Music
By Dr. Lynda
“Music memories” might turn out to be your fountain of youth when aging takes a tole on your brain function. Fascinating!
