An examination into the history and future of pheromone reseach: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/success-of-the-smelliest-the-search-for-human-pheromones

Pheromones are powerful sex attractants in moths, dogs and many other animals but what about humans? Sadly, despite what you see advertised on the Internet, there is no robust evidence that human pheromones can make you irresistible. Nonetheless, smell is important to us.

Come to hear why the search for our elusive human pheromones is still on and where we should go next in the hunt.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/success-of-the-smelliest-the-search-for-human-pheromones

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