Smells

The Tesla Inc. chief executive announced on Twitter Tuesday night that he’s selling a $100 perfume that smells like burnt hair. Hours later, he tweeted that he sold 10,000 bottles, which would add up to $1 million in revenue. The fragrance is currently being sold on Mr. Musk’s Boring Co.’s website, which describes the scent as, “The Essence of Repugnant Desire.” It shows a picture of a smoking red perfume bottle. The product isn’t expected to ship until early next year.…

Being under stress can cause all kinds of physiological shifts in the human body, from heart rates to the chemicals released into the bloodstream – and it turns out our canine pals can sniff out those stress-related changes, even in strangers.Of course, we already know that dogs are super-sniffers, but this new study is the first time that researchers have explored in tightly controlled lab experiments how a doggo's knack for recognizing odors could help them identify when humans are in a stressful situation.Besides…

Shares of Coinbase closed down more than 21% Tuesday on a report that it’s facing SEC’s probe Shares of Coinbase closed down more than 21% Tuesday on reports that it’s facing an SEC probe into whether the platform is offering unregistered securities. Coinbase stock has lost more than 75% of its value this year. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is scrutinizing whether the company illegitimately lets users trade digital assets that haven’t been registered as securities. The news was…

From sniffing out diabetes, cancers and positive COVID-19 cases to being disgustingly interested in poop, we all know dogs have a mighty powerful sense of smell. Yet researchers were surprised to see the sheer extent of the smell wiring within dog brains.  Veterinary neuroimaging researcher Erica Andrews of Cornell University and colleagues have just mapped domestic dogs' (Canis familiaris) olfactory brain pathways using diffusion MRI scans. This technique uses differences in the flow of molecules, such as water, to…

The 1999 film End of Days has almost zero redeeming features. Slung together out of a cynical desire to cash in on premillennial angst, it is known as the movie in which Arnold Schwarzenegger literally fights Satan. It is dismal, it effectively signalled the decline of Schwarzenegger as an action star and it does not deserve to be remembered by anyone at all.Except perhaps it does. Because, thanks to an anecdote from one of the film’s actors, End of Days deserves to go down in history for one very important reason. It…

Around the world, researchers like Howes are investigating how nonvisual information defines the character of a city and affects its livability. Using methods ranging from low-tech sound walks and smell maps to data scraping, wearables, and virtual reality, they’re fighting what they see as a limiting visual bias in urban planning. “Just being able to close your eyes for 10 minutes gives you a totally different feeling about a place,” says Oğuz Öner, an academic and musician. Öner has spent years organizing sound…

Gwyneth Paltrow Says “Org*sms Should Be Had By Everyone” On Her Collab With Kourtney Kardashian, Launches Candle Titled ‘This Smells Like My Pooshy’ – Deets Inside ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Gwyneth Paltrow who runs a multi-dollar lifestyle brand ‘Goop’ is back with another candle and this time in collaboration with Kourtney Kardashian’s brand ‘Poosh’. The candle is titled ‘This Smells Like My Pooshy’ and is introduced after the Iron Man actresses’ best-selling candle of all time, ‘This Smells Like My…