"Proof that part of the Roman Empire smelled of patchouli" #scents #perfumes #sensorystudies #history https://phys.org/news/2023-05-proof-roman-empire-patchouli.html?fbclid=IwAR2RRD4Q0pVJAlNEY0WYWt5y53fbegaCJenUnz3aAhZNORxYaykY5ne-UZs

"Smelling Moms’ Scent May Help Infants Bond With Strangers
Even if the mother isn’t around, traces of her body odor on clothing may increase a child’s trust and comfort with others" #smells #sensorystudies https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/smelling-moms-scent-may-help-infants-bond-with-strangers-180979200/

The hottest event of the year is taking place soon! 🔥

Making Sense of Sensory Studies at Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS) - Aarhus University

https://aias.au.dk/events/making-sense-of-sensory-studies

Unlimited spaces for online participants and a couple of seats for in-person audience (ask for the sign-up link via email)!

See you soon!

#event #university #sensorystudies

"Bislang läuft das Metaverse nur schleppend an, vielleicht weil [...] nicht zu viele, sondern zu wenige Sinne angesprochen werden, [...] weil der Geruchssinn darin eben nicht stimuliert wird."

Essay über die Digitalisierung der Wahrnehmung: https://www.merkur-zeitschrift.de/2023/01/31/neue-sinne-die-digitalisierung-der-wahrnehmung-sinneskolumne/

@merkurzeitschrift #dh #sensoryStudies #sensoryHistory #sinnesgeschichte #DigitalHistory

Ewa Novaks analogous face mask "Incognito" (2019) makes you unidentifiable for digital facial algorithms used in public surveillance cameras. On display in Wellcome Library's exhibition "In Plain Sight". https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/Yv95yBAAAILuCNv6 #WellcomeCollection #SurveillanceStudies #SensoryStudies #VisualHistory #DigitalHistory #CCTV

Hi! I'm an Ass. Prof. for New Media and Digital Culture in Utrecht. My research sits at the intersection of media ecologies, aesthetics, and sensory studies. I investigate how ambient media (digital and environmental) as well as haptic feedback interfaces enable awareness for processes and elements that contribute to our conscious experience, judgments, and actions. #academicmastodon #mediastudies #commodon #sensorystudies #digitalmedia #haptics #mediaecologies #healthhumanities