You'll see them advertised in magazines and on the Internet, pheromone-based perfumes and colognes to attract the opposite sex.  But a new book by a Penn researcher says, scientifically, the claims stink. 

Posted on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09615 GMT at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sea...Id=5787127

I think it's just really hard for some people to accept that they may not have as complete control over their bodies as they would like to imagine. Pheromones imply that we are not 'special' by being to 'consciously' choose, but rather just like any other animal. God forbid we realize we're just really smart mammals and not some super organism.

Or..maybe there really isn't scientific evidence, but a lack of evidence doers not mean it couldn't happen. From my experience, either I'm experiencing the most intense placebo effects or these pheromones actually do something.

Hmm, I'm an orgasmic [sic] gardener and bees avoid me. Must be that damn Alpha 7.

A draft copy of an opinion/review of the Penn Prof's book "The great pheromone myth" is available at Pheromones.com

James V. Kohl
http://www.pheromones.com

(03-28-2010 9:00 AM)Forum Staff Wrote:  You'll see them advertised in magazines and on the Internet, pheromone-based perfumes and colognes to attract the opposite sex.  But a new book by a Penn researcher says, scientifically, the claims stink. 

Posted on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09615 GMT at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sea...Id=5787127