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Odours have a complex topography, and it’s been mapped by AI
We can split light by a prism, sounds by tones, but surely the world of odour is too complex and personal? Strangely, no
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What Did the Past Smell Like?
The sensory recreation of history presents an intriguing scientific challenge: How do we know whether we’ve succeeded?
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Magnetoreception molecule found in the eyes of dogs and primates
Cryptochromes are light-sensitive molecules that exist in bacteria, plants and animals. In animals, they are involved in the control of the body's circadian rhythms. In birds, cryptochromes are also involved in the light-dependent magnetic orientation response based on the Earth's magnetic field...
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Sensory experiences of digital photo-sharing - ‘‘mundane frictions’’ and emerging learning strategies
This article will specifically scrutinise how mobile phone cameras, digital photographing and the use of web-based photo-sharing sites and communities become part of the meaning-making practices through which the everyday is lived and understood. In doing so, I advance the concept of “mundane friction” through which to discuss the experience, meaning-making and pedagogy generated through operating screen-based technologies.
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