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We asked people across the country “What does fall mean to you?,” and most of them couldn’t stop talking about fall smells. So what’s the chemistry behind those smells, and why do they make us so happy? #fall #smell #autumn

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Credits:
Executive Producers:
George Zaidan
Hilary Hudson

Producers:
Elaine Seward
Darren Weaver

Writer/Host:
Samantha Jones, PhD

Scientific consultants:
Lelia Duman, PhD
Rachel Herz, PhD
Steven D. Munger, PhD
Brianne Raccor, PhD

Sources:
The scent of a season: Explaining the aromas of fall
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weathe...

The Science Behind The Smell Of Fall
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/does...

The science behind the smell of fall
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis....

It’s One of Autumn’s Best Scents, but Not Everyone Smells It
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/26/sc...

Why Do We Smell the Change of Seasons?
https://gizmodo.com/why-do-we-smell-t...

The Real Reason Why Fall Air Has a Unique Smell
https://bestlifeonline.com/fall-smell...

Why Fall Feels Different in the Bay Area
https://baynature.org/article/fall-fe...

Fall smells around the world
https://www.michiganradio.org/post/wh...

Rose compounds
https://science.sciencemag.org/conten...

The Smells of Fall
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/1...

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