Scent, Smell, and Science: Olfaction in Humans, Deer, and Dogs | The MeatEater Podcast Ep. 921

Steven Rinella and Janis Putelis speak with olfactory specialist Dr. Lucia Jacobs on: types of smell; scent control; human, deer, fish, and dog olfaction; gray squirrels; and more.

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Find more of Lucia's work at jacobs.berkeley.edu

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Chapters:
0:00 Meet Dr. Lucia Jacobs & How Smell Actually Works
9:25 Genetics, Training Your Nose, and Why Humans Have an External Nose
15:58 Stereo Olfaction: How Snakes, Dogs, and Humans Pinpoint a Scent
26:56 How Fish, Frogs, and Seabirds Smell Across Water and Sky
36:14 Can Turkeys and Mountain Lions Smell You Coming?
43:49 War Stories: How Smell Triggers Memory and Fear
50:28 The Deer Chapter: Scent-Blocking Clothes, Vanilla Lures, and Wind Myths
1:01:34 Cold Nose vs. Hot Nose: The Personality of a Tracking Dog
1:10:44 The Search-and-Rescue Study: Wind, Humidity, and Tracking Accuracy
1:18:46 Inside a Dog's Nose: Airflow Tricks and a Hound Running a Track Backwards
1:29:19 Top Notes, Base Notes, and the Secret Language of Scent Marking
1:40:42 Quick-Fire: The Best (and Worst) Surfaces and Weather for a Nose
1:47:03 Can a Synthetic Scent Fool a Deer — or a Coyote Trapper?
1:55:29 Masking Scent, the Banana Trick, and a Squirrel's Secret Memory