Jonas Olofsson

Jan 22, 2025 | newscientist.com | Jonas Olofsson

There is something about wine experts that rubs people the wrong way. Wine tasting has become the epitome of a privileged elite who spend their days nose deep in a glass of swirling pinot noir. This negative view of wine experts isn’t only misguided, but part of a general devaluation of our sense of smell. Over 2000 years ago, Aristotle wrote that “our sense of smell is not accurate but worse than many animals. For man smells poorly.” The human ability to smell is still thought of as weak.

Jan 20, 2025 | theguardian.com | Jonas Olofsson

If you have been on holiday recently, do you think you could recall and describe what the place smelled like? You probably don’t get asked that question very often. And yet, the characteristic smell of a place seems to contain its special essence. Photos can’t truly bring back the feeling of being there, but smell has that power.

Jan 13, 2025 | lithub.com | Jonas Olofsson

What is your favorite smell? This question may seem banal, but think carefully, because your answer will say something about who you are. Our most meaningful smells evoke intimate feelings, similar to how we are affected by music or art. It is almost impossible to talk about your favorite smell without getting personal. The smell of our partner or our children evokes feelings that are difficult to describe in words.

Dec 5, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | JR Moores |Mara Einstein |Jonas Olofsson |Liz Pelly

Thousands of books are published each month. And as much as we’d like to, we can’t read (or review) them all. But what we can do is point out a few we think you might enjoy. In that spirit, here’s a rundown of forthcoming titles that caught our eye and may catch yours, too. Covid Vortex Anxiety Opera Kitty Kaleidoscope Disco by Karen Finley (City Lights Books).

Jun 6, 2024 | nature.com | Ibai Diez |Mark Albers |William Orwig |Elisenda Bueichekú |Jonas Olofsson |Patrizia Vannini | +1 more

AbstractThe direct access of olfactory afferents to memory-related cortical systems has inspired theories about the role of the olfactory pathways in the development of cortical neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease (AD).