Smell and taste are the only two “chemical senses”, that is, deriving from an interaction between us and the molecules of what we smell and taste. Both have a fundamental role for our survival and can give us heavenly or disgusting sensations.
With the chemist, writer and popularizer Silvano Fuso we talk about the book “Chemical senses“, Carocci editore 2022, presented during the XV edition of the Cagliari FestivalScienza.
Interview by Giuseppe Murru (Press Office)

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Science in your hands
Experiments with humble materials. The ScienzaSocietàScienza Association opens its 2026 program with a special meeting with Professor Ugo Galassi, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM in Cagliari, at the Aula Magna of the Pacinotti Scientific High School. Free admission.




