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  1. According to 1 earlier study, a fragrant organic compound known as 2-nonenal is responsible for old person smell. But it's far from certain about 10 hours ago via web
  2. Another sweaty T-shirt study, this time looking at how body odor changes with age @sciam scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id… about 10 hours ago via web
  3. "Old Person Smell" Is Real, but Not Necessarily Offensive @sciam scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id… about 10 hours ago via web
  4. Spider trapped in ball-point pen maze [video] - so cruel! So fascinating! boingboing.net/2012/05/30/spi… about 11 hours ago via web
  5. @maragrunbaum you don't like raw tomatoes? What about in sandwiches or salads? What about cooked tomatoes? I FEEL LIKE I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU 9:59 AM May 29th via web in reply to maragrunbaum
  6. And @JenLucPiquant explains why she hates raw tomatoes ow.ly/bdIUo referencing recent work on tomato chemistry ow.ly/bdIWb 9:26 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  7. Also, video of dodder vine sniffing out its prey ow.ly/bdIEF and a related slideshow of amazing plant talents ow.ly/bdIGq 9:23 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  8. Excerpt from What a Plant Knows by Daniel Chamovitz ow.ly/bdIaP + @rkrulwich on how dodder vine smells ow.ly/bdIrK 9:22 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  9. So many awesome plant / food stories lately! Here we go! 9:20 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  10. @franciediep woahh...I've never seen the answer-a-question-to-continue-reading thing before? 10:17 AM May 25th via web in reply to franciediep
  11. A Brief History and Chemistry of the Tomato ow.ly/b8jmY Its flavor requires fragrance @sciam 12:47 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  12. Clearly the wealthy love to surround themselves with trees because they're always makin' paper ow.ly/b82MV 9:59 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  13. Wealthier neighborhoods roll in the green - the monetary AND the leafy kind, as @tdechant shows w/ Google Images ow.ly/b82MV 9:57 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  14. Gorgeous! RT @theatavist The online magazine, redefined: a beautiful homage to America’s most literary sport bit.ly/JuiJdC 9:30 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  15. @SaltedJosh thanks very much! 3:02 PM May 23rd via web in reply to SaltedJosh
  16. Proustian Psychology: Hidden threads link spontaneous involuntary memories to our recent experiences scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id… 1:53 PM May 23rd via web
  17. Who else frequently experiences mind-pops, ear-worms & other involuntary memories? I certainly do! scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id… 5:10 AM May 23rd via web
  18. Mind-Pops: Psychologists Begin to Study an Unusual Form of Proustian Memory scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id… @sciam 5:09 AM May 23rd via web
  19. My friend @oliviakoski is organizing some stellar educational science theater: The Intergalactic Travel Bureau bit.ly/K4075i 8:47 AM May 21st via HootSuite
  20. @mocost @noahwgh acknowledged. @DaisyYuhas and I are working on a follow up post 11:31 AM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to mocost
  • Name Ferris Jabr
  • Location Brooklyn, New York
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  • Bio I'm an associate editor at Scientific American magazine (@sciam), focusing on neuroscience, psych, bio and health. Views my own.
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