Join Smell Expert Sofia Ehrich as she interviews neuroscientist and a world-leading expert on the psychological science of smell, Rather Herz. They discuss the differences between taste and smell, how smell affects our well-being, smell and cognitive function, and more.
Rachel Herz, PhD has been actively conducting research on the senses, emotion, perception, motivated behavior and cognition since 1990. Dr. Herz is a TED speaker, has published 100 original research articles to date, and has received numerous awards and grants. She is on the faculty at Brown University, a professional consultant to various aromachemical industries, and is frequently called upon as an expert witness in legal cases involving the sense of smell. Dr. Herz is also actively involved in outreach, advocacy, and education on the senses of smell and flavor, and is a founding advisory board member of Fifth Sense, and Smell and Taste Association of North America, Innovation Advisor to The World Taste and Smell Association, Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee for AChemS, and the Chief Scientific Advisor for OVR Technology.
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We stand at the frontier of a thrilling expansion of the human senses. The digitization of hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch will herald new experiences, new opportunities, and new ways of inhabiting the world. These advances are not the prospects of a distant future, to be enjoyed by subsequent generations—they are the here and now. Researchers and entrepreneurs are developing state-of-the-art technologies today that will permanently shift the landscape of human sense perception and create a sensory playground beyond imagination.
Our latest venture with the Internet of Senses Institute is creating a podcast where we feature members of our community and their innovations in sensory tech. For each sense, we interview the top thought leaders in every industry.
Sofia Collette Ehrich is a sensory art historian and curator of multisensory experiences. As a Los Angeles native, she studied art history at University California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She recently finished her Masters at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in Comparative Arts and Media studies where she wrote her thesis, Orchestrating the Senses onto Virtual Reality Narratives: Confronting the limitations of media and exploring the importance of crossmodality within virtual digital environments. Her research interests include approaches, challenges, and limitations to multisensory storytelling within varying environments but especially in cultural heritage institutions. She currently manages and coordinates olfactory events for the European Research Project, Odeuropa.