Comments on: Pheromones: Believe it or not

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think I am missing those pheromones. Men never seem to be stripped of their free will in my presence…..

Are you a Northern Exposure fan? Remember the episode where Chris (cute radio DJ) was sending off strong pheromones and women were flocking to him? I miss that show.

I love discover magazine, too. And Scientific American. Do you think there’s a popular science magazine called Scientific European?

Bye – see you tomorrow in Iowa City!!!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Pheromones, of course! That explains the six month period of my life circa July-December 2001 as well as anything could. It was her damn pheromones! That’s the only rational explanation.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Do moths have free will to begin with? Wow, imagine the power if we could market that pheremone – scary!

Scientific American is my all time favorite magazine. I imagine Discover is right up there too. And if you are a real nut and want to be up to the minute informed you can subscribe to Science News which comes weekly.

By: kendra

kendra — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I would read Discover all the time when I worked at the library. It was a “special” magazine, patrons had to ask the staff for it and present ID otherwise people would steal it! Just because they were intellectuals, didn’t mean they weren’t above petty theft.

By: Cara

Cara — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You should read Diane Ackerman’s A Natural History of the Senses. She talks a lot about pheromones (and how they are in most perfumes that we wear), along with the other senses. It’s really REALLY interesting…

By: kt

kt — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I love “Mental Floss” but I can only find it at Barnes and Noble. It’s great because it is a hodgepodge of info from books, religion, science, how stuff works, etc. I love it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Not a big rreader but from personal experience there is this spot on the back of my now ex-wife’s neck that no matter what perfume, body spray or other scent she is were smells exactly like she did when she was 16 when we first got together. Like bubble gum and candy with a baby powder overtone. Still drives me wild.

By: Lenny Hope

Lenny Hope — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Pheromones can be a very dicey thing, not to mention the effect that fragrence has on us. It is the strongest sensory emotion that we have. Can you remmember Sunday morning brunch, Your mother’s apple pie, or the smell of a pot roast? Not to mention the smell of Sunday morning brunch the day after you decided to see how many shots of Tequillia you could do? I think that pheromones are a double edeged sword esp. when combined with fragrances that have a strong impact on us.