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Nezka Pfeifer @asknezka.bsky.social · 18h

"The study also revealed that the brain’s flavor map is flexible, changing over time—a discovery that could help explain how new smells and environments, like walking through a supermarket, influence what foods we crave and choose." www.foodandwine.com/smell-trigge...

Your Nose Plays a Bigger Role in Taste Than You Ever Realized, Science Confirms

According to new research, your nose isn’t just along for the ride when you eat — it’s doing some of the tasting, too. Scientists studying how the brain processes flavor found that smells traveling fr...

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 14d

Join us for the final event of the #SmellingTheBouquet Sachs Museum Performance Series on Oct. 11!

Explore scents and poetry with poet Devin Johnston in two performances at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free with Garden admission. Sponsored by Nancy Ridenour.

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Nezka Pfeifer @asknezka.bsky.social · 14d

@placesjournal.bsky.social thanks for reposting!

Nezka Pfeifer @asknezka.bsky.social · 14d

‘In architecture,’ Fitch wrote, ‘there are no spectators: there are only participants.’ @placesjournal.bsky.social #FutureArchive placesjournal.org/article/arch...

Architects in Wonderland

Decades ago, James Marston Fitch argued that reuse of existing buildings should be prioritized over new construction. His thesis is more relevant than ever.

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Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotgarden.bsky.social · 27d

OK, we've found our favorite Garden spot this summer over at 📍 mobotmuseum.bsky.social! 😌

We're curious: what's been your favorite Garden spot so far?

📸 Nathan Kwarta

#MOBOTGarden

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 21d

This Saturday!👃💐

Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Aug 20

Have you ever experienced scents through sounds? @mobotmuseum.bsky.social & Mezzo Soprano Benedetta Orsi (together with St. Louis Womens Chorale) will take you on a captivating journey through scents and essences in classical music. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 21d

Dr. Carlsen is working on a project that will provide the first comprehensive characterization of floral scent diversity and variation across the genus Anthurium. The discovery of new chemical compounds in Anthurium scents could potentially lead to innovation in the perfume industry.

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 21d

The live collections @mobotgarden.bsky.social offer myriad opportunities to learn more about plants. Dr. Mónica Carlsen shared her botanical scent research in #SmellingTheBouquet @mobotmuseum.bsky.social. She conducted headspace/scent trapping to gather data about the variety of tropical plants.

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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 20d

Sardines Brooch. Designer: Hattie Carnegie (American, 1886–1956). Date: c. 1960s. Medium: metal “tin” with molded thermoplastic fish; brooch format (also produced as a pendant). By the Hattie Carnegie costume‑jewelry house, which continued to operate after Carnegie’s death.
#globalmuseum #Jewellery

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Nezka Pfeifer @asknezka.bsky.social · Sep 13

The Greek island of Aegina that hosts an annual pistachio festival is losing its yield due to climate change www.france24.com/en/live-news...

'Last generation': Greek island's fading pistachio tradition

Four farmhands whacked a pistachio tree with sticks, and ripe nuts rained down onto tarps. The bounty seemed plentiful but the crew was unimpressed.

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · Sep 13

Hear What the Language Spoken by Our Ancestors 6,000 Years Ago Might Have Sounded Like: A Reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European Language

As scholars of ancient texts well know, the reconstruction of lost sources can be a matter of some controversy.

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Sep 11

Sept 14 is World #TasteAndSmellDay, an annual celebration of the profound impact that taste and smell have on our daily lives. Celebrate by exploring @mobotmuseum.bsky.social's UNCOVERING THE FRAGRANT plants guide to the Museum's mural either in person or virtually-download at the linktree in bio!

Trifold brochure featuring fragrant plants on left and right panels, with center panel reproducing the Museum's botanical ceiling mural

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Siobhan Leachman @siobhanleachman.bsky.social · Sep 9

My amazing #Wiki colleague @tiagolubiana.bsky.social has released this lovely video on the #BHLImageExporer. This tool (bhl-gallery.toolforge.org) explores @biodivlibrary.bsky.social images in #Wikicommons. It facilities image reuse in the #Wikiverse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK9i... #ILoveBHL

The BHL Image Explorer — A search tool for public domain biodiversity images

YouTube video by Tiago Lubiana

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Sep 10

Blog post on plants & scents is up! 👃💐#DiscoverAndShare

The #SmellingTheBouquet exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social explores the spectrum of scents plants create, and is inspired by the collections @mobotgarden.bsky.social.

Pix: Virginia Harold

discoverandshare.org/2025/09/05/s...

Smelling the Bouquet: Plants & Scents in the Garden at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum - Discover + Share

A new interdisciplinary exhibition at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden explores the botanical, cultural, and olfactive history of the spectrum of scents created by p...

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks so much to Beth Butterfield at Fragrantica for visiting and writing about #SmellingTheBouquet exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social!

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Smelling the Bouquet: Currently on Exhibit at the Missouri Botanical Garden ~ Art Books Events ~ Fragrantica

Smelling the weird and the wonderful with St. Louis, Missouri, perfumers Weston Adam and Shawn Maher Welcome to the Missouri Botanical Garden! Photo by Rick Butterfield   A few years ago, St. Louis perfumers Weston Adam (of Phronema) and Shawn Maher (of Chatillon Lux) and Sachs Museum Curator Nezka Pfeifer shared a dream: To interpret the scents of the Missouri Botanical Garden as perfume.  That dream has now come to

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sniff the Campanita when you visit @mobotmuseum.bsky.social and @mobotgarden.bsky.social!
Endemic to the Dominican Republic (which is how it gets its species name), Cubanola dominguensis is a small shrub or tree that is known for its elegant hanging trumpet-shaped pale greenish-white blossoms.

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Sep 3

Often referenced as a symbol of healing and devotion, lavender has a scent used for peacefulness and calm.👃💐💜 Native to southern Spain, Woolly lavender gets its scientific name (Lavandula lanata) from the pronounced woolly hairs on its leaves. #SmellingTheBouquet @mobotmuseum.bsky.social

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Sep 2

yes. tasting fabrics is one of the easiest ways to test fiber composition. natural fabrics, such as wool, cotton, and linen, breakdown in the digestive tract. synthetics such as polyester will not. so to test fiber composition, eat the garment. if fibers appear in your poop, it was synthetic.

Michael S K Neel @mskn.bsky.social · Sep 2

You’re tasting fabrics?

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Sep 1

my sickness is that i'm addicted to looking at the instagram account for UK's House & Garden Magazine and imagining myself living in such spaces

IG houseandgardenuk

A small nook with a desk and chair. The walls have book shelves and framed images. There's a window in front of the chair.

A velvet armchair, side table, and brown floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. There's a ladder so you can reach the top shelf.

A woman with two dogs stand in a garden with a small, paved walkway.

A dog sitting in a small wash area. The text says "Dog Wash Rooms: Barking Mad or Seriously Sensible?"

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Aug 29

Meet the carrion flower, Stapelia mutabilis! It is one of the scents you can sniff in the current exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social #SmellingTheBouquet. It is also blooming right now @mobotgarden.bsky.social's Shoenberg Arid House! Perfumer Weston Adam interpreted its unsettlingly meaty scent.

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Aug 20

Have you ever experienced scents through sounds? @mobotmuseum.bsky.social & Mezzo Soprano Benedetta Orsi (together with St. Louis Womens Chorale) will take you on a captivating journey through scents and essences in classical music. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Aug 26

Can you find this spot @mobotgarden.bsky.social?
Thanks to the creative designs of Claire Krofft and Charling Chen, the grounds @mobotmuseum.bsky.social are looking amazing! This one is a little harder to find but when you do you'll be rewarded with lush vines and purple blooms of hyacinth bean 💜

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · Aug 12

🔭 Perseids from Perseus

Image Credit & Copyright: Marcin Rosadziński

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A starfield is shown above a grassy field with hills on the horizon. The band of our Milky Way Galaxy arches across toward the right. Many streaks appear emanating out from a place on the Milky Way just above the horizon. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Aug 11

Jasmine (Jasminum spp.) is among the most cherished aromatic plants, revered for its exquisite fragrance and delicate beauty. It holds great cultural signiﬁcance in China, Pakistan, the Philippines, Algeria, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Paraguay, Panama, Macau, Suriname, Djibouti, and Barbados.

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · Jul 30

What happens when the aromatic plants we associate with our culture and land are threatened? Join us Thursday, August 21 at 6pm in Farr Auditorium @mobotgarden.bsky.social for a short film & discussion panel on aromatic heritage and sustainable futures www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/ireland-and-...

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