Smell Detectives

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 903

Mar 8, 2021 7:00 am
52:47

Reverse engineering the Chicago River to flow out of Lake Michigan is just one way smell detectives tried to mitigate urban odors. Smells are important in making memories.

Episode Segments

19th-Century Smell Detectives Tackle Public Health

Mar 8, 2021

39 m

In the 19th century, urban residents thought flowers fought disease and New Yorkers sued over foul smells.

There's More to Smell Than Meets the Nose

Mar 8, 2021

13 m

Smell plays a key role in memory.