Sinéad Burke learns how to make perfume in the Dublin store of parfumier Marija Aslimoska. Smell can often evoke memory. A hit of a fragrance can immediately connect you with a past event or feeling. Conjuring new scents that capture the imagination is the job of a parfumier. Marija blends craft with science as she and Sinéad play with scents both natural and synthetic. Jane and myself also talk to neuroscientist Shane O’Mara (TCD), to learn more about how memories are formed but also to reflect on how knowledge is more than just remembering things.

Hosted by Shane Bergin | Jane Chadwick

Featuring Sinéad Burke | Marija Aslimoska | Shane O'Mara

Produced by Shaun & Maurice

Music by Chris Zabriskie

Supported by Science Foundation Ireland