
#257 - Harold McGee - The Science Of How Smells Work
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The host mentions 'Moby Dick' to highlight its connection to the whaling industry and the material ambergris, which is derived from sperm whales. T…

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“There's a lot about ambergris in Moby Dick, a classic novel about the whaling industry.”
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