Rutgers University
Associate professor of neuroscience and psychology at Rutgers University.
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John McGann
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FROM John McGann
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Scientists find humans' sense of smell is far stronger than we think There are several explanations for why humans allegedly have a poor sense of smell. As humans began walking upright, smell became less important than sight. It’s been thought that since humans are logical creatures, we don’t need to rely on smell to direct our behavior and that our sight is more powerful than our smell. It turns out that those explanations are wrong.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How to look at your neighborhood with fresh eyes Artist Nib Geebles noticed a lot of things in his Highland Park neighborhood when he decided to commute on foot. He then drew those easy-to-miss landmarks, and they’re part of his 2019 calendar called “Unknown Landmarks (and Lost Icons).”