How Do Pheromones Really Work?
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Thursday, January 19, 2017
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How Do Pheremones Really Work?
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Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode The Five Senses
About Tristram Wyatt's TED Talk
Pheromones are mysterious compounds that can make a mammal smell more sexy--but that's not true for humans. Zoologist Tristram Wyatt says human pheremones are hard to find.
About Tristram Wyatt
Tristram Wyatt is a zoologist at Oxford, researching the intersection of pheromone evolution and animal behavior, particularly in mammals. He's interested in the distinction between pheromones and each individual's signature mixture of distinct molecules. Wyatt is the author of Pheromones and Animal Behavior.
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