Archive - FirstNerve

Blowing Smoke: NPR and the Smell of Weed

Cutting through media blather

Jun 18 •

April 2025

March 2025

Sniffing Mummies for Science

And other scents from the ancient world

Mar 25 •

January 2025

À la recherche du vols perdu

The New York to Paris run back in the day

Jan 28 •

The Cheesiness of Weed

Non-terpene molecules grab the sensory spotlight

Jan 23 •

AI Bogosity in Berkeley

The scent of desperation

Jan 20

December 2024

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum

Your piney scent delights us

Dec 24, 2024 •

Sniffing Between the Lines

An English Lit dissertation blows the roof off of X

Dec 14, 2024

An Indescribable Russian Space Stink

Plus, holiday fermentation fun

Dec 6, 2024 •

October 2024

Step Right Up, Folks, Don’t be Shy

How to mass market a “rare” smell

Oct 9, 2024 •

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