Christina Kim

I know what you might be thinking. Same thing I was thinking when she said it. Smell training? Really? Well, Rachel walked me through it.

I know what you might be thinking. Same thing I was thinking when she said it. Smell training? Really? Well, Rachel walked me through it.

Let's actually try it together, like us. Go ahead and grab something to smell. Ready?

Let's actually try it together, like us. Go ahead and grab something to smell. Ready?

Let's actually try it together, like us. Go ahead and grab something to smell. Ready?

Okay, I'm using peanut butter because I love that smell. So open the jar and breathe it.

Okay, I'm using peanut butter because I love that smell. So open the jar and breathe it.

Okay, I'm using peanut butter because I love that smell. So open the jar and breathe it.

According to Rachel, studies have shown this should help smell reemerge.

According to Rachel, studies have shown this should help smell reemerge.

According to Rachel, studies have shown this should help smell reemerge.

But Rachel says this is something anyone can and should do, even if they haven't lost their sense of smell.

But Rachel says this is something anyone can and should do, even if they haven't lost their sense of smell.

But Rachel says this is something anyone can and should do, even if they haven't lost their sense of smell.

Smell is a deeply personal thing. It's a conduit for our deepest memories and thoughts. But it isn't just about what's happening in our minds. Smell has played an important role in shaping our society, in deciding who does and does not belong. Coming up, how one of the most infamous legal cases in U.S. history came down to a scent.

Smell is a deeply personal thing. It's a conduit for our deepest memories and thoughts. But it isn't just about what's happening in our minds. Smell has played an important role in shaping our society, in deciding who does and does not belong. Coming up, how one of the most infamous legal cases in U.S. history came down to a scent.

Smell is a deeply personal thing. It's a conduit for our deepest memories and thoughts. But it isn't just about what's happening in our minds. Smell has played an important role in shaping our society, in deciding who does and does not belong. Coming up, how one of the most infamous legal cases in U.S. history came down to a scent.

To smell is to learn. Sense of smell allows animals, including skunks, to detect danger and navigate their environments. We humans also use our nose to discern dangers, like the smell of a gas leak or a fire. But we've also ascribed emotions and perceptions to certain smells, associating them with feelings like fear, delight, or something putrid. And those associations aren't natural.

To smell is to learn. Sense of smell allows animals, including skunks, to detect danger and navigate their environments. We humans also use our nose to discern dangers, like the smell of a gas leak or a fire. But we've also ascribed emotions and perceptions to certain smells, associating them with feelings like fear, delight, or something putrid. And those associations aren't natural.

To smell is to learn. Sense of smell allows animals, including skunks, to detect danger and navigate their environments. We humans also use our nose to discern dangers, like the smell of a gas leak or a fire. But we've also ascribed emotions and perceptions to certain smells, associating them with feelings like fear, delight, or something putrid. And those associations aren't natural.