Barry C Smith
Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Institute of Philosophy, at School of Advanced Study, University of London: Passions - philosophy, wine, the senses
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Manet and Modern Beauty: The Artist’s Last Years
This stunning examination of the last years of Manet’s life and career is the first book to explore the transformation of his style and subject matter in the 1870s and early 1880s. Fresh, intimate, and unapologetically pretty, the artist’s late...
A Short Guide to Britain’s Long Attempt to Leave Europe
Lost the thread on Brexit? Don’t worry, we won’t judge. Here’s what you need to know about the most complex, technical, never-ending story…
Putting words to smells: an important part of smell training
Learning how to describe smells is an important part of smell training.
Is It Possible to Predict the Odor of a Molecule on the Basis of its Structure?
The olfactory sense is the dominant sensory perception for many animals. When Richard Axel and Linda B. Buck received the Nobel Prize in 2004 for discovering the G protein-coupled receptors’ role in olfactory cells, they highlighted the importance...
Apricot and almond upside-down cake
One of my favourite cakes, with a good balance of sweet and tart that really makes the best of apricots, especially those that are lacking in flavour or are underripe.
A Pilot Study of Olfactory Training in Older Hyposmic Adults. - PubMed - NCBI
Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2019 Jun 21:1945892419858793. doi: 10.1177/1945892419858793. [Epub ahead of print]
Multisensory flavor perception: The relationship between congruency, pleasantness, and odor referral to the mouth
Our hedonic response to a food is determined by its flavor, an inherently multisensory experience that extends beyond the mere addition of its odor an…
Western refugee policies can cause power imbalances in the home, leading to unintended dangers for women
Why sexual and gender based violence has become a phenomenon within refugee families.
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Tory MPs to choose leadership final two
Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove and Sajid Javid are vying to join frontrunner Boris Johnson as the last two candidates.
12 paradise islands in Scotland you must visit
Scotland has more than 790 offshore islands, many of which have pristine white sand and sparkling turquoise waters to compete with the tropical beaches of the Caribbean or South-East Asia.
Traces Project
An untold history of contributions to arts and culture from men and women who have sought safety in the UK from conflict and persecution
EXCL Moderate Labour MPs to get lessons in how to avoid being purged by left-wingers
Moderate Labour MPs are to be given training in how to avoid being purged by left-wing party members, PoliticsHome can reveal.
NHS hospital demands £18k for hip op as trust sells treatments that were free
EXCLUSIVE - Campaigners have called it “blatant privatisation” after Warrington and Halton Hospitals (WHH) NHS Trust issued a price list for 71 treatments
‘Piccaninnies’, ‘bum boys’ and ‘tartan dwarves’: Boris Johnson unfit for high office – Angus Robertson
Boris Johnson has amply demonstrated why he is unfit to become Prime Minister, but then so have the other contenders in the Conservative leadership race, writes Angus Robertson.