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This Episode Smells

This Episode Smells

FromSidedoor


This Episode Smells

FromSidedoor

ratings:
Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Smell connects us to memories of the people and the places of our lives. But what if it could connect us to a past we’ve never experienced? That's the goal for one team of artists and scientists who used DNA to try to revive the scent of a flower extinct for more than a century.
Released:
Oct 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults. But where the public’s view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeepers and astrophysicists, host Lizzie Peabody sneaks listeners through the Smithsonian’s side door, telling stories that can’t be heard anywhere else. Check out si.edu/sidedoor and follow @SidedoorPod for more info.