About Luca Turin, an abrasive brilliant specialist on smell who has proved to his satisfaction that the nose smells by sensing the vibrational resonances of the molecult being smelled and not the shape of the molecules. Unfortunately he can get no distinguished journal to publish him or expert in the field to endorse him. Instead he goes around the world convincing people in various fields and offending everyone in general, including apparently the author.
Often profane, the book presents the wonders of the perfume industry and the personality and personalities of this chic arena.
Even his arguments are plausible but after agonizing with Luca so long the book ends with the reader still uncertain how we smell - vibration or shape!?
Was read aloud doing dishes.
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