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Smell
Michael Rosen on the words used to describe the qualities of smells in different languages. Asifa Majid is Professor of Cognitive Science at Oxford and her research has found that some do it much better than others. She...
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Smell is an episode from Word of Mouth by BBC. Michael Rosen on the words used to describe the qualities of smells in different languages. Asifa Majid is Professor of Cognitive Science at Oxford and her research has found that some do it mu...
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Published Jun 11, 2026, 27:35 long, audio available.
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