Scientist Explains Why Dogs Can Smell Better Than Robots | WIRED

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  • @Frank-Reynolds
    @Frank-Reynolds 5 років тому +671

    Have you ever tried to wash a robot? That is why dogs smell better than robots.

  • @luf4rall
    @luf4rall 5 років тому +753

    he's very passionate about his field of study

    • @lw1866
      @lw1866 5 років тому +13

      He gets pretty annoying

    • @0MVR_0
      @0MVR_0 5 років тому +5

      Only a 10 minute conversation,
      can't really judge him as an individual
      yet his demeanor did have a touch of madness.
      Be that good or bad is up to him

    • @VincentGonzalezVeg
      @VincentGonzalezVeg 5 років тому +1

      he has a mole
      he has the fingerint of what can go mad for hin
      and change his life forever he wants to do things right, if he is a little louder another ear might hear him

    • @johnsorzano
      @johnsorzano 5 років тому +3

      Or loves cocaine.....

    • @AZ-gb9jr
      @AZ-gb9jr 5 років тому +6

      if Quintin Tarantino was a scientist - this is what he would be like - Legend

  • @slavendjakovic6735
    @slavendjakovic6735 5 років тому +271

    Imagine Tarantino was interested in odors instead of movie making. Same intensity

    • @mwoakill09
      @mwoakill09 5 років тому +4

      speaking of tarantino, cant wait for his latest movie.

    • @DaSpenceMence
      @DaSpenceMence 5 років тому

      he would just copy someone else's research

    • @AndreasMershin
      @AndreasMershin 5 років тому

      Great compliment, Tarantino clearly loves doing his thing too

  • @de132
    @de132 5 років тому +140

    Who would win
    $100M worth of equipment
    or
    1 goodboye

    • @AN-ou6qu
      @AN-ou6qu 5 років тому

      Goodbye

    • @tristanlj3409
      @tristanlj3409 4 роки тому

      @@AN-ou6qu No... Good boy=Goodboye, do you not possess the ability of interpretation?

    • @thebobloblawshow8832
      @thebobloblawshow8832 4 роки тому

      de132 : awesome 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂so true. 👍👍🇨🇦

  • @zuko1569
    @zuko1569 5 років тому +414

    The average dog has as many as 300 million olfactory receptors in his or her nose
    _Meanwhile my dog_
    **sniff its' own butt**

    • @whateverthisis4087
      @whateverthisis4087 5 років тому

      lol

    • @SrValeriolete
      @SrValeriolete 5 років тому +63

      He's probably doing complicated medical diagnostics lol

    • @thatrandomderp
      @thatrandomderp 5 років тому +13

      Butt sniffing for dogs is like nosing over a glass of wine for a sommelier.

    • @AbrahamsYTC
      @AbrahamsYTC 5 років тому +9

      It must be like a hit of crack for them

    • @DodgeWatt
      @DodgeWatt 5 років тому

      @@SrValeriolete i knew my brothers dogs cared :D

  • @dave5194
    @dave5194 5 років тому +375

    I love this man's personality! 🤣 I wish I had him as a professor.

    • @dave5194
      @dave5194 5 років тому +4

      @ThisIsMyRealName We're probably won't be surpassing dogs' ability to smell any time soon, but we can try to get close through improvements in machine learning and research into how a dog's brain processes smells.

    • @sshawarma
      @sshawarma 5 років тому +4

      @ThisIsMyRealName We have cameras and satellites that see better than any human eye. Why not do the same for smell, especially if it's useful?

    • @BaldMancTwat
      @BaldMancTwat 5 років тому +1

      @ThisIsMyRealName What? We have machines that can detect which molecules are in the air, that's pretty much the definition of smell. Also a dog doesn't live forever so it limits how much experience in smelling things they can have, a machine wouldn't have those limitations, if the machine is around for a 1000 years it has 1000 years of smell "data".

    • @AndreasMershin
      @AndreasMershin 5 років тому

      @@sshawarma exactly! dogs' noses aren't magical any more than ears or eyes. Microphones and cameras are on your phone already, why not noses?

  • @mcgeewilliams8394
    @mcgeewilliams8394 5 років тому +97

    I was getting so tired of those 'someone answers' videos, this one is an example of why I subscribed to this channel.

    • @clintonleonard5187
      @clintonleonard5187 5 років тому

      I went in to this video thinking "Why am I watching this." Then halfway through I had to pause it to pick my jaw up off the floor before watching the rest. Awesome video.

  • @thatrandomderp
    @thatrandomderp 5 років тому +60

    Yet another set of reasons why humans don't deserve creatures as pure and helpful as dogs.

  • @zala9371
    @zala9371 5 років тому +148

    I just love this guy... he knows how to tell a story

  • @malinw1910
    @malinw1910 5 років тому +111

    My doggo alert me of seizures. He's a good dog.

    • @nobody-tj1mv
      @nobody-tj1mv 5 років тому +9

      Really? That's actually amazing. What a *good boy.*

    • @cloakedsniper5016
      @cloakedsniper5016 5 років тому

      What do you do if you have such an alert? Do you just sit down and wait for it? Call someone?

  • @Coconut-219
    @Coconut-219 5 років тому +15

    "Just give it to me straight doctor.'
    - *'WOOF!'*

  • @tree0515
    @tree0515 5 років тому +33

    This is actually brilliant

  • @Nadamos
    @Nadamos 5 років тому +15

    I love his last answer "The Human Body is Capable of doing so much but no one uses it" xD

  • @UltimateKyuubiFox
    @UltimateKyuubiFox 5 років тому +28

    Shout out to this guy for understanding the genuine value of the smartphone instead of treating it like a boogeyman just because it’s new. A smartphone IS power. Smell just helps you taste things better.
    “Would you only feel comfortable giving up smell if you knew this device existed?” Ma’am, our own sense of smell ALREADY can’t assist our healthcare. That makes no difference.

  • @michaelfreeman6050
    @michaelfreeman6050 5 років тому +123

    We don't deserve dog

    • @Psychospheres
      @Psychospheres 5 років тому +11

      In Dog we trust.

    • @Rhys-gv3ir
      @Rhys-gv3ir 5 років тому

      Uh yes we do, we give them homes and food

    • @grassytiger
      @grassytiger 5 років тому +2

      You don't deserve a dog

  • @EpicFacePalmz0r
    @EpicFacePalmz0r 5 років тому +23

    this guys like a mad scientist. I love it.

  • @agentham
    @agentham 5 років тому +53

    Why are dogs better at smelling than robots? Nobody nose....
    😎

  • @20jamjar
    @20jamjar 5 років тому +46

    Get this guy talking about sense of smell more, found it very interesting.

    • @TheFallingFlamingo
      @TheFallingFlamingo 5 років тому +2

      I agree! He should make his own channel.

    • @AndreasMershin
      @AndreasMershin 5 років тому

      @@TheFallingFlamingo Here's some more talk about science and technology of smell:
      ua-cam.com/video/HJ8QKAXl4Oc/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/hL6ClTZDUNI/v-deo.html

  • @Creepin-qi9kq
    @Creepin-qi9kq 5 років тому +77

    Now let's put Hair on our phones

  • @sagenev
    @sagenev 5 років тому +7

    I love this man, more of him please. So interesting and animated.

  • @juiloportez4283
    @juiloportez4283 5 років тому +2

    parents gonna try and smell bud on me through the phone

  • @Nightstick24
    @Nightstick24 5 років тому +14

    Wow, thanks for this video! It's always a true joy to get to see professionals talk about their field of expertise passionately. This was really interesting!

  • @dave5194
    @dave5194 5 років тому +3

    Huge props to Emily for the amazing interview questions. Wow, that was fascinating. I can tell that she's done her research and has put serious thought into the subject before the interview. I was totally blown away when they started discussing about how the body uses perceptual engineering changes how pregnant women respond to smells.

    • @iNetRunner
      @iNetRunner 5 років тому

      The flamingsword You are being sarcastic, right? Interesting topic, but that was pretty bad. Information content was low too, basically confirming basic canine anecdotes.

  • @HolyMith
    @HolyMith 5 років тому +1

    I loved that asnwer about sphones or smell. He is a great example of the spirit of science: great passion but even greater honesty.

  • @dmz6125
    @dmz6125 5 років тому +44

    Wait, robots smell

    • @jafizzle95
      @jafizzle95 5 років тому +2

      Mine does. I sprayed cologne on it.

  • @wangarimaina5686
    @wangarimaina5686 5 років тому

    1:30 What a precious boy

  • @nitramkcirtap
    @nitramkcirtap 5 років тому +15

    this guy is gonna save a lot of lives some day. much respect to you and your research sir

  • @mstok44
    @mstok44 5 років тому +4

    This is the most dramatic scientist I have ever witnessed.

  • @darthkahn45
    @darthkahn45 5 років тому +27

    We really don't deserve these gud bois and girls.😭

  • @Phi1618033
    @Phi1618033 5 років тому +1

    You can keep the phone. I'll take the dog.

  • @FurryEskimo
    @FurryEskimo 5 років тому +1

    I remember some old joke that joked that dogs didn't actually have great smell, but people believed they did, so they pretended to be and were actually just physic or something.

  • @Checkyoselfb4
    @Checkyoselfb4 5 років тому +139

    What was this guy sniffing before he came on the interview

  • @UnusuallyLargeCrab
    @UnusuallyLargeCrab 5 років тому +4

    holy cow the nose ACTUALLY knows

  • @Xfacta12482
    @Xfacta12482 5 років тому +3

    "The body can do incredible things. Do most of us use it? No."
    Woah that hit me for some reason

  • @clintonleonard5187
    @clintonleonard5187 5 років тому +1

    This video blew my mind, and made it clear to me that this technology is a LONG way off. Not even sure machine learning can solve this one as well as dogs can. When he said that they were not just detecting cancer through odors, but actually *deducing* that there was cancer based on some unknown algorithm in the dog's head I was floored. That is just insane to think that dogs have that ability.

  • @mclaraamorimblood
    @mclaraamorimblood 5 років тому +1

    So... Here is a little thought: how about looking at what each molecule makes the dog feel and then compare to what the dog feel after smelling cancer cells or something? Like, with how the dog feel I mean the area of the brain that lits up, of course...

    • @AndreasMershin
      @AndreasMershin 5 років тому

      Excellent idea!!! check this out: www.ted.com/talks/gregory_berns_what_emotions_look_like_in_a_dog_s_brain?language=en

  • @AZ-gb9jr
    @AZ-gb9jr 5 років тому +6

    if Quintin Tarantino was a scientist - this is what he would be like - Legend

  • @Kai-K
    @Kai-K 5 років тому +1

    "Least false positive, least false negative" isn't consistent with peer reviewed research

  • @Sengence
    @Sengence 5 років тому +1

    Notice he didn't say our phones have mouths because technically they do for speaking (through the microphone) but just not for testing. Basically a mouth has more than one purpose compared to the body sensors.

  • @MrLarryLicious
    @MrLarryLicious 4 роки тому

    I love that so many people like this man and say his passion for his field is great instead of calling names. Is the internet getting nice?:)

  • @hythu6816
    @hythu6816 3 роки тому +1

    We need the star treck diagnosis tool like the movie to take medicine to the next level

  • @sillysallyceli
    @sillysallyceli 5 років тому +1

    We need more in his research please!!!! So incredible

  • @kevinmbrooks
    @kevinmbrooks 5 років тому +3

    Are they using machine learning to do scent recognition? It seems like a good fit and they can train the algorithm just like the dogs.

  • @rfldss89
    @rfldss89 5 років тому +7

    That's some amazing energy

  • @crazyiananderson6676
    @crazyiananderson6676 5 років тому +6

    Let the dogs show us the way!

  • @Grabthembypussycat
    @Grabthembypussycat 5 років тому +1

    Hahaha when he yells “literally!!!!’”

  • @swdev245
    @swdev245 5 років тому +1

    And once your phone can 'smell' your health issues, it will tell your health insurance company, your future employer....

    • @AndreasMershin
      @AndreasMershin 5 років тому

      that's already happening without nosephones

  • @andressoto9484
    @andressoto9484 5 років тому +23

    basically dogs are smarter than robots at deciphering smell

  • @matmul4850
    @matmul4850 5 років тому +3

    Seems like a very eccentric guy. Luv it 😅

  • @rory8714
    @rory8714 5 років тому +1

    1 step closer to the smell-o-scope

  • @creerow
    @creerow 5 років тому +9

    This guy is awesome, very interesting video!

  • @Eralen00
    @Eralen00 5 років тому +17

    wow, can dogs get any more awesome?

  • @wulfhedsoaps6346
    @wulfhedsoaps6346 5 років тому +1

    I wish we would integrate these natural abilities of dogs into our lives more instead of trying to artificially recreate it.

    • @GoldenMechaTiger
      @GoldenMechaTiger 5 років тому

      sure just get everyone a dog trained to detect all diseases. seems reasonable

    • @AndreasMershin
      @AndreasMershin 5 років тому

      @@GoldenMechaTiger www.medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk/media-coverage/

  • @StingSting844
    @StingSting844 5 років тому +4

    I can't stop laughing at this guy. Yet he's so informative! Amazing :D :D

  • @MarkArandjus
    @MarkArandjus 5 років тому +1

    This is such a crazy, but brilliant idea!

  • @theletterm5425
    @theletterm5425 5 років тому

    Does anyone have an idea what breed the dog at 4:13 is? The black one that's sniffing the air? That‘s gotta be the most adorable little pupper I‘ve ever seen!

  • @ML-di8lt
    @ML-di8lt 4 роки тому +1

    Fight me. I would throw away every phone on this planet to get my sense of smell back.

  • @thebobloblawshow8832
    @thebobloblawshow8832 4 роки тому

    I don’t want a device checking me out. I want a dog. Can’t be bought, can’t be corrupted. Just honest love with no stipulations.

  • @sumthinvishus9300
    @sumthinvishus9300 5 років тому

    3:55 Dog: I think I smell cancer! (Sniff, sniff)... Human! This way!!

  • @BraedenSmith
    @BraedenSmith 5 років тому +6

    Description has the wrong name: it's Andreas Mershin not Mershon.

  • @-4subscriberswithahammerad521
    @-4subscriberswithahammerad521 5 років тому +5

    Don’t ever let your dog go to the restroom after I used it
    He won’t come back

    • @tropicalvirgo
      @tropicalvirgo 5 років тому

      -4 Subscribers with a hammer addiction 😂😂😂

  • @coxyhd2416
    @coxyhd2416 5 років тому +5

    3:27 what's good cancer

    • @marcinm6968
      @marcinm6968 5 років тому +5

      Malignant tumor with metastasis is the bad one. Some arent as dangerous. Those which tend to spread and grow are harder to be cured out of.

    • @AndreasMershin
      @AndreasMershin 5 років тому

      @@marcinm6968 that's exactly what I meant, thank you "good" cancer: only in the sense that it is not the kind that should be treated aggressively

    • @sorayaimperial
      @sorayaimperial 4 роки тому +1

      I had a friend that had a benign (or good) tumour in her ovaries. What it meant is that she would never die of cancer, it wouldn't kill her. The only problem that this benign cancer had was that it would grow and grow and grow and become a giant mass inside her belly, and cause problems like that. Now, if it was a bad tumour, it wouldn't need to grow much to make her sick: cancer cells would spread, or metasthise, throughout the body and create new cancers that simply destroy the good cells.

  • @johnredberg
    @johnredberg 5 років тому +28

    Just make sure your phone doesn't get as coked up as you once you've given it that nose.

  • @alexanderwingeskog758
    @alexanderwingeskog758 5 років тому +1

    It seems like you need to train a (sort of) neural network type of AI (giant computing power size) for 2-3 years by sniffing around and then really hone it on what "function" you are after.

  • @MasterP48HD
    @MasterP48HD 5 років тому

    10:51 so wholesome

  • @FurryEskimo
    @FurryEskimo 5 років тому +1

    My parents are so paranoid about our Alexa they won't take it outside the kitchen. They don't even use Siri. God only knows how paranoid they'd be of a phone that smells them. It'd be cool, and good luck, but lol, they'll be so spooked.

  • @TheMagdy97
    @TheMagdy97 5 років тому +1

    Came for the science stayed for the dogs.

  • @brittanyw6065
    @brittanyw6065 5 років тому +2

    As much as I love his ideas & take on things, I take issue with his claim that he'd rather lose his sense of smell bc "most people dont use it".
    Umm.......your olfactory sensors are literally what give you a sense of TASTE as well. Seriously. Try holding your nose while you eat something: you won't be able to distinguish any tastes, only textures. Taste & smell go hand-in-hand with each other. Idk about you, but I wouldnt want to lose TWO senses at once. You can have my phone.

    • @JoshLarson
      @JoshLarson 5 років тому +2

      The "lose your phone" option only makes sense if it means lose cell phones forever. If I could just go get a new phone in a couple days there's no way that's anywhere near as valuable as your sense of smell.

    • @AndreasMershin
      @AndreasMershin 5 років тому

      @@JoshLarson agreed! answer completely depends on context

  • @adastros
    @adastros 5 років тому +1

    Simple. Because dogs are superior beings

  • @CDzicko
    @CDzicko 5 років тому +3

    Dogs rule.

  • @vanessacenters9971
    @vanessacenters9971 2 роки тому +1

    I'm curious about exactly WHEN a dog can detect cancer. Does it depend on the type of cancer? Can they detect before cancer occurs? What about cancer are the smelling? 🤔

  • @ophello
    @ophello 5 років тому +1

    He needs to apply machine learning and neural networks to this problem.

  • @jenniferbates2811
    @jenniferbates2811 5 років тому +2

    Yay! I just adopted a puppy. A Jack Russell mix, shes awesome 🐶💙

  • @spb78art
    @spb78art 5 років тому +3

    This man is extremely interesting, I hope they will make more videos with his interviews

  • @NChambernator
    @NChambernator 5 років тому

    2:55 Did that freak out any other headphone users?

  • @maricelleimmelman6339
    @maricelleimmelman6339 5 років тому +1

    I'd rather have a dog, tbh

  • @angelicacushing6032
    @angelicacushing6032 5 років тому +2

    I think our phones should be able to smell us and it should be added to Tinder.

    • @Zlagie
      @Zlagie 5 років тому

      gave me a chuckle thank you

  • @MsKaddelz
    @MsKaddelz 5 років тому +1

    someone is cooking in another room rn and it gives this so much more empathy hehe

  • @vrediana
    @vrediana 5 років тому +1

    I know that they teach gambian rats to detect explosives because gambians live long enough. But cats f. in. live longer than dogs or rats, why don't they teach them??

    • @AndreasMershin
      @AndreasMershin 5 років тому

      It's a good question, various animals have been taught to diagnose various diseases e.g.: www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34878151
      dogs are not magical they are simply the currently most practical choice for our goals

  • @danilov114
    @danilov114 5 років тому +1

    What if dogs are just good at guessing?

  • @kam_iko
    @kam_iko 5 років тому +1

    @wired the name of the scientist in the description is wrong... (is: mershon; should be: mershin)

  • @Zarbula
    @Zarbula 5 років тому

    What about the privacy concerns raised by cheap artificial noses? Is anyone speaking to what will be lost? No more smuggling candy or popcorn into movie theaters, being the most benign instant use case which would suffer backlase. Mom's could know if they're kids are doing drugs just by clicking an Watchdog Smelling app.

  • @Angela-lp3lz
    @Angela-lp3lz 5 років тому

    Saw a New Scientist article ages ago showing a relationship with loss of sense of smell and depression - so I wouldn’t be so sure about losing it over my phone...

  • @nsg1747
    @nsg1747 5 років тому +1

    This dude is on speed

  • @vs.1862
    @vs.1862 5 років тому +1

    This guy should smell some of this chronic I'm blazing lol

  • @RexWort
    @RexWort 5 років тому +2

    *Cat:*
    I'm a famous Internet celebrity what do you do? 😏
    *Dog:*
    Save lives 😅

  • @playmate7638
    @playmate7638 5 років тому

    Great vid 👍 really awesome

  • @Mus1c1luv
    @Mus1c1luv 5 років тому +1

    Really interesting!

  • @dpruittt09
    @dpruittt09 5 років тому +1

    Real life smelloscope!

  • @fincottle5534
    @fincottle5534 5 років тому +2

    My dog was the first to diagnose my sisters cancer! Clever boyo

    • @sinaimuse6562
      @sinaimuse6562 5 років тому

      How?

    • @AndreasMershin
      @AndreasMershin 5 років тому

      @@sinaimuse6562 www.amazon.com/Daisy%C2%92s-Gift-Remarkable-Cancer-Detecting-Saved/dp/0753557436

  • @chechingg
    @chechingg 5 років тому +2

    Holy crap why is her chest so red

  • @danteferrise6742
    @danteferrise6742 5 років тому +1

    WOW THIS IS FASCINATING!!!

  • @reynaa504
    @reynaa504 5 років тому

    I just realized Wired is for educational purposes and not for entertainment

  • @gradypoole5366
    @gradypoole5366 5 років тому

    Is it just me or is there a durex pack in the back at 1:26 .

  • @ReckRampage
    @ReckRampage 5 років тому

    nice now my phone can tell me that i stink

  • @eggheadusa
    @eggheadusa 5 років тому

    Thousands of years of evolution versus less than ten year old invention

  • @VincentGonzalezVeg
    @VincentGonzalezVeg 5 років тому

    the systems are already coded?

  • @Trave13r
    @Trave13r 5 років тому +1

    I like this guy. my kinda mad scientist.

  • @dogstar8871
    @dogstar8871 5 років тому +1

    lose your cell phone - get a dog

  • @josephsaludes8527
    @josephsaludes8527 5 років тому +1

    Its a diagNOSEis