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Past Scent (and Other Senses)

The Past and The Curious by The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids

Apr 30, 202634:14Kids & family

How did an extinct flower not seen since 1881 wind up being the subject of a modern day project to recreate a scent from the past? It was a long path from Dr. Charles Short in the 1860s to Dr. Christina Agapakis in the 2...

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Past Scent (and Other Senses) is an episode from The Past and The Curious by The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids. How did an extinct flower not seen since 1881 wind up being the subject of a modern day project to recreate a sc...

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Published Apr 30, 2026, 34:14 long, audio available.

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How did an extinct flower not seen since 1881 wind up being the subject of a modern day project to recreate a scent from the past? It was a long path from Dr. Charles Short in the 1860s to Dr. Christina Agapakis in the 2010s. And it's a cool story!

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