Olivia Richard’s blog on scent was quite enjoyable to read. She discusses how her ASTU presentation group categorized scent as being a technology of memory. When we talked about technologies of memory in class this hadn’t crossed my mind. But now, thinking about it, it’s completely true. Just like the way specific songs can capture a moment or experience, and each time you hear it, you remember, the same goes for scents. Scent being a technology of memory wasn’t hard to grasp because I have experienced its effects. For me personally whenever I smell Red Rose tea I have a nostalgic feeling of running into my cabin after a long car ride to huddle around the fire for relieve from the wintery chill and let the heat breath life back into the cabin. As my father, dogs, and I fought for warmth we would always read books and drink tea for the hours it took to make the cabin habitable again. I love how little nuances like this exposes how highly complex our brains our at remembering.

John Chase T.R