A small comment on wording: I think this should be called "Electrical nose stimulation". In a medical context, "digital" tends to refer to fingers. I found out the hard way that a digital anal exam involves no electronics.
I don't follow. What's stunning about it? Doesn't it just mean that there is little evolutionary pressure or selection on the olfactory receptor genes? Not sure what the discovery is, or its significance.
> Or, as the researchers suggest, a mapping application—smell your way home.
This would be the perfect sensory augmentation for Andrew Quitmeyer's "Mark Your Territory" project: Pee to Check-In to Foursquare, using the Checkin Gradient to navigate, so you could smell your way to nearby locations where your friends most recently peed.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 39.6 ms ] threadThe Smell of Evolution
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-smell...
Looks like CyberGoth Jewelry!
This would be the perfect sensory augmentation for Andrew Quitmeyer's "Mark Your Territory" project: Pee to Check-In to Foursquare, using the Checkin Gradient to navigate, so you could smell your way to nearby locations where your friends most recently peed.
https://www.instructables.com/Pee-to-Check-In-to-Foursquare-...
A stereo smelling device for dogs would facilitate Cross-Species Communication and Augmented Canine Reality!
https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/12/augmented-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5M1QfjZr4c