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Avery Gilbert event at University of Minnesota

Posted by Robin on 24 March 2009 24 Comments

Avery Gilbert, author of What The Nose Knows, will be holding a talk called "The Seduction of Scent” on Saturday, April 18 at 7 pm at the University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis.

Avery will speak on the critical role smell plays in our lives, how the sense of smell is able to tempt and repel us and how it makes us part of the chemical conversation between plants and pollinators, herbivores and predators. Avery will be introduced by University of Minnesota entomologist and nationally recognized bee expert, professor Marla Spivak, who will explain the vital role pollinators play in our love affair with luscious scents. Following the presentation, participants are invited to delight in the luxuries of scent in a reception featuring locally produced wines and desserts.

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door; get the details here. (via umn.edu)

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: avery gilbert, olfaction, scent event

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  1. Robin says:
    24 March 2009 at 12:03 pm

    It’ll only let me mess with your head on posts I haven’t already commented on, apparently.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:19 pm

      Couldn’t figure out what you were going on about on the other post, LOL… huge THANKS for making me laugh today!

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  2. Nina says:
    24 March 2009 at 1:23 pm

    Still haven’t finished Avery Gilbert’s book, but more importantly, still haven’t got the right gravatar to appear. Testing, testing…

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 1:25 pm

      Oh, I like it! Is it not the one you expected?

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      • Nina says:
        24 March 2009 at 2:38 pm

        Well, it’s not the one attached to the email address I’m using, so I’m a bit puzzled! The one I see as my log-in icon is the ‘right’ one. I have no idea why I’m seeing two.

        This is fun! Like moving into a new house and working out how the shower turns on.

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        • Robin says:
          24 March 2009 at 2:42 pm

          Gracious. So you’re seeing one on the right sidebar, and another in the comments?

          Although Moon_grrl is correct above…sometimes it’s a matter of clearing out your browser cache.

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          • Nina says:
            24 March 2009 at 3:47 pm

            Moon_grrl was right! I cleared the cache and there I am! Woohoo!

  3. LaMaroc says:
    24 March 2009 at 2:28 pm

    Testing for my Gravatar as well.

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    • LaMaroc says:
      24 March 2009 at 2:29 pm

      aaaand it’s not working. :(

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      • Robin says:
        24 March 2009 at 2:30 pm

        Did you make sure you used the same email address that you used for your user account here?

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        • LaMaroc says:
          24 March 2009 at 2:32 pm

          Yup. Not sure what I’m doing wrong?

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          • Robin says:
            24 March 2009 at 2:37 pm

            So, you log in at gravatar.com, and you see it there no problem, right? And you’re using the same email address here?

            One other possibility: did you give your gravatar a rating? I think we’re set up not to display X rated gravatars.

        • LaMaroc says:
          24 March 2009 at 2:43 pm

          I set mine at PG, jik, but no I don’t have any X-rated ones.

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          • LaMaroc says:
            24 March 2009 at 2:46 pm

            Tried one of my G-rated ones and that’s not working either. I’m sure this is a “user error” but I just don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I’m a knucklehead when it comes to this stuff. I shouldn’t even try. lol

          • LaMaroc says:
            24 March 2009 at 2:50 pm

            LOL – there it is. I have no idea what I did, but it’s there. :P

          • Robin says:
            24 March 2009 at 4:00 pm

            Good! I can’t see it yet but when my cache clears I assume I will :-)

      • moon_grrl says:
        24 March 2009 at 2:32 pm

        Did you clear out your cache? As soon as I did that, it popped right up.

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        • LaMaroc says:
          24 March 2009 at 2:34 pm

          Ah! Maybe that’s it. Will try…

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          • LaMaroc says:
            24 March 2009 at 2:42 pm

            Nope. *sigh* :(

  4. merenguehips says:
    24 March 2009 at 3:58 pm

    Why don’t they ever have these sorts of things in Houston?

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 5:44 pm

      LOL…they don’t have them where I live either!

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      • Bethy says:
        24 March 2009 at 5:52 pm

        Ah, my alma mater. I’m so proud :) Of course I live on the other side of the Atlantic now but it would’ve been great to attend

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        • Robin says:
          24 March 2009 at 7:29 pm

          Hey, love those shoes!

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  5. Bethy says:
    25 March 2009 at 6:48 am

    Thanks! I am a shoe junkie. I have no problems admitting it.

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