"Sense of smell is often the most neglected of the five senses,
and one which machines can't replicate.
At least, not yet."
and one which machines can't replicate.
At least, not yet."
Tuesday 1 April 2014
The Ambassador Likes to Smell Books Too! ;-)
Last month I was invited to an alumni dinner with the Ambassador of the Netherlands Tjeerd de Zwaan, on the occasion of the visit of the Rector Magnificus of Universiteit Leiden Professor Carel Stolker and his colleagues.
During the dinner me with some friends sat in the same table with the Ambassador himself, alongside the Head of NESO Marvin Bakker and Scientific Director of the Institute for Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Professor Gerard Persoon.
We stumbled upon a topic on tablets replacing real books, and I said to the Ambassador that one thing I do not like about reading digital books on tablets is the lack of book smells, because I like to smell books. Surprisingly, he said that he likes to smell books too! ;-)
And here's us taking a photo with the friendly Mr. Zwaan.
