A. S. Barwich Ph.D.

About

A.S. Barwich, Ph.D., is a cognitive scientist and bench philosopher. She is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Cognitive Science Program at Indiana University Bloomington.

Prior, she has held research fellowships at Columbia University and the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research. Barwich has published several articles on topics in cognition and the philosophy of science, including in Cell, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Frontiers in Psychology, New Ideas in Psychology, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, and other outlets.

Her book, Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind (Harvard University Press), investigates a deceptively simple question: What does the nose tell the brain—how does the brain understand it?

Books by A. S. Barwich Ph.D.

Recent Posts

The Chemistry Behind Weird Wine Labels

Are wine descriptions posh pretense? The miraculous world of chemistry turns wine tasting into science.

What Can the Experience of Smell Tell Us About Art?

Can smells be turned into works of art? Smells trigger emotions and associations. They also communicate abstract ideas and intentions like other forms of art.

Listen More, Talk Less: How to Make Conversation

How to make conversation as an interviewer.

When Perfumery Meets Molecular Science

Why is the smell of perfumes not simply the sum of their chemical compounds? The answer points to a molecular mechanism in your nose.

Could Smell Be a Measure of Consciousness?

Do people with severe brain injury avoid sniffing a bad odor? Testing sense of smell in comatose patients might shed light on the prognosis of recovery.