Mon. 03/14 - Why COVID Causes Loss of Smell and How To (Maybe) Get It Back

<p><strong><em>How many digits of pi is the right amount to use? Plus, what actually causes people to lose their sense of smell when they get COVID? And how can you work to recover yours if you lost it? And, Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson is going to space. </em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>DeVry University, Learn more at <a href="http://devry.edu/Future" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DeVry.edu/Future</a></li><li>Lendtable, Use code KOTTKE at <a href="http://lendtable.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lendtable.com</a> to get an extra $50 added to your Lendtable balance</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/tweetsauce/status/1503413673078890497?s=20&amp;t=LAmCbYWzGa9IDpnU09HNyw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vsauce short explaining Not A Wake</a> (Vsauce, Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/not-a-wake-a-dream-embodying-pi-s-digits-fully-for-10000-decimals/9780963009715" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not a Wake: A Dream Embodying (Pi)'s Digits Fully for 10000 Decimals</a> by Michael Keith</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-much-pi-do-you-really-need/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Much Pi Do You Really Need?</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/money/a39208774/pi-day-deals-discounts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">20 Best Pi Day 2022 Deals and Freebies on Pizza, Pies and More</a> (Good Housekeeping)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/health/covid-smell.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the Coronavirus Steals the Sense of Smell</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/well/live/covid-anosmia-smell-training.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Covid Stole Your Sense of Smell? Try Physical Therapy for Your Nose.</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/14/pete-davidson-will-go-to-space-on-blue-origins-4th-human-flight.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"