[00:02] sniff dog because just 45 minutes ago, I challenged a team of experts to find me in a college campus of over 40,000 people using just my sock. Sorry, girl. Me or her? Both of you. So, I immediately ran off, making sure to
[00:17] leave my personal molecules in as many places around campus as I could to distract them. A dog might be chasing you in a second. And so, eventually, I got to my final hiding spot. This is basically a massive Ziploc bag. All
[00:29] right, now we just have to wait. But then it was the dog's turn. And despite a couple detours, she was following my path almost perfectly across campus. magic, but let me show you some human magic. Do you recognize this person? How
[00:44] about this person or this person? Even with different angles and outfits, our brains are really, really good at distinguishing human faces in a way that we can't do with animals or trees. So, Zinka is just like this when it comes to
[00:56] distinguishing smells. So, her snipping my sock and then searching for my scent on campus is just like you seeing a missing person poster and looking for that face in a crowd. Which is why it was only a matter of time before No way.
[01:10] Does it smell that bad? and why I for one welcome our K9 overlords.