Sensuous Peripheries

010. The Past, Present & Future of Olfactory Technologies and Media

Sensuous Peripheries

Show Notes

Jas Brooks, a PhD researcher at the University of Chicago, joins to talk about burgeoning, multisensorial realms of innovation. We plunge nose-first into the exciting matter of our chemical senses to talk about past, present and future olfactory technologies and media. See how Jas is attending to what it means to sense and interact with our physical and virtual environments, to which they're contributing so richly. The ideas they love to work with the most. Find out more about the fascinating research in this episode here: https://jasbrooks.net/ @jas_x_flowers To get weekly Sensuous Peripheries podcast episodes and exclusive content delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for my newsletter here. Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast!

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