Scents and Senescence: "Old Person Smell" Is Real, but Not Necessarily Offensive
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 16:24
in Psychology & Sociology
Wait a minute. There's something unusual about the subway seat you just claimed. It's awfully warm, and a peculiar odor seems to hover in the air nearby--a stale, musty odor tinged with something as acrid as mothballs. You know this aroma: it's "old person smell." [More]