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Re:Our Mind-Boggling Sense of Smell by cantcopy on Saturday October 17, 2020 @03:00AM (#24807990)
If the sense of smell is pattern recognition, would training it make us better at recognizing patterns?
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Re:Our Mind-Boggling Sense of Smell by 082349872349872 on Saturday October 17, 2020 @03:26AM (#24808119)
Feynman trained smell, but I don't recall if he mentions any practical payoff.

Bonus clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvhwpUiQXdY

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