“Can you walk the road your dream goes?

Sometimes. Sometimes I am afraid to.

Who is not.”

-Ursula K. Le Guin

Dr Caroline McMillan is a researcher, designer, speaker, olfactory art expert, and smell tech founder and we discuss science fiction and possible futures of olfactive design.

Dr McMillan’s work has been featured at SXSW, Cannes Lions, CTM Festival Berlin, Holitopia Festival, the BR41N.io residency at Ars Electronica, the Digital Olfaction Society and the ACM International Conference on Tangible Embedded & Embodied Interaction (TEI), and for clients Tubi, Amplify, Soho House, Deutsche Telekom, WGSN London, H&M and Zalando. She now helps organisations design and implement scent experiences in a way that enhances connection. She’s studied the art of haute couture techniques in the métiers of Paris and won awards for her technology innovations. Her podcast, Sensuous Peripheries, explores the aesthetics of creativity, culture, and technology, described as an “audio delight” by Yosh Han, the pioneer of decolonising American Perfumery.

Fragrance mentioned:

Honey Blossom - Mandy Aftel

Autumn 25 - Liminus

Aurelius - Siuno

Book mentioned:

The Word for World is Forest - Ursula K. Le Guin

Find Dr Caroline McMillan on

Instagram: @__carolinemcmillian__

Sensuous Periphery Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts

Theme music for the show was created by Raul Sanchez I Jorge. Check out his solo work on Wild Animal Records

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