Jewellery & the senses: smell is incredibly important for us, and so it comes as no surprise that it also forms part and parcel of jewellery! Jewellery and scent are closely connected: many jewellery pieces contain fragrance one way or another.⁠

But that aspect is often overlooked, simply because fragrance disappears after some time...so how are we to remember this beautiful capacity of jewellery?⁠

That is the topic of the next installation of my Jewellery & The Senses blog range! After Sight and Touch, this blog dives into the world of Smell!⁠

Read it here: https://bedouinsilver.com/jewellery-and-the-senses-smell/

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Jewellery and the senses: smell

Did you know your jewellery used to smell…and what that means?

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Our recent workshop in #marine mammal #sensoryresearch allowed all participants to present recent developments in the field.

Read all about the #workshop in our meeting review article, inside March's Biology Open: https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.059904
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Open questions in marine mammal sensory research

Summary: The report summarizes future areas of marine mammal sensory research including aerial sensing in fully aquatic species, size-related questions in large species, seemingly vestigial structures, and concerted action of senses.

The Company of Biologists