Scent-Related Carryover Effects (03-23-15)
Getting odd reports about odors in spaces or linked to objects?
Getting odd reports about odors in spaces or linked to objects?
Harrison, Popovic and Kraal have studied people in airports and developed a way to categorize them that’s useful to people designing spaces and experiences.
We seem to shake hands so that we can smell our acquaintances.
Bad weather can have positive repercussions.
Previous research has linked sitting in expansive postures to particular ways of thinking while still seated in these “poses."
How does having a number of “desirable life experiences” affect assessments of being in more run of the mill destinations?
Hellwig’s research confirms the value of providing space users with moderate levels of control over their experiences in a space.
Stellar and her colleagues have linked feeling awe with lower inflammation levels throughout the body.
Expand your sonic vocabulary
For many years, scientists have been investigating what elements of a space help us restock our levels of mental energy after we’ve depleted them doing knowledge work and other activities that require mental focus.