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Lore 283: On the Nose

2025/6/30
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Aaron Manke: 我认为科技已经取得了很大的成就，但在死亡面前仍然无能为力。虽然我们无法真正地复活逝者，但是一家名为Collaine的法国公司声称可以捕捉逝者的气味，这让我觉得或许我们可以复活他们的一部分。他们通过提取逝者遗物上的气味，并将其制成香水，尽管有专家批评其质量，但我仍然觉得这个想法很吸引人。另一家公司Future Society声称利用DNA测序技术复原了六种已灭绝花朵的气味，这让我觉得气味就像鬼魂一样，是逝去之物的痕迹。

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The podcast explores the concept of recreating the scent of deceased loved ones. A French startup and another brand claim to have bottled the scents of the dead and extinct flowers, raising questions about the nature of scent and memory.
  • Collaine, a French startup, claimed to recreate the scent of deceased individuals from their belongings.
  • Future Society created a fragrance line, Scent-Surrection, using DNA sequencing to restore the scent of extinct flowers.
  • The concept raises questions about the relationship between scent, memory, and the intangible essence of a person.

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Folklore often preserves something from deep in the past in a way that can still be experienced in the present. But ghosts aren’t the only lingering reminder of days gone by that we might bump into.

*Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by *Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.

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