The Book Prize Index

What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life

Avery Gilbert

Take a sweeping journey through the intoxicating world of scent, as a smell scientist highlights new discoveries and reveals a startling new view of the most evocative sense.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceAward Category: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology -> ScienceAward Category: Science -> ScienceScience & DiscoveryMedicine, Health & the Body

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Royal Society Science Book PrizeMajor2009ShortlistSecondary source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyMajor2008FinalistSecondary source
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 46%.