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Psychology, Behavioral Science, Consumer Behavior, Neuroscience, Emotion, Sensory, Multisensory, Conferences, Consulting, AI & Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Smell Michelle Murphy Niedziela Psychology, Behavioral Science, Consumer Behavior, Neuroscience, Emotion, Sensory, Multisensory, Conferences, Consulting, AI & Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Smell Michelle Murphy Niedziela

What I Took Home from SSP 2026

From combining research methods to expanding AI capabilities and building stronger connections, SSP 2026 left me with fresh ideas and questions about how sensory science can better support meaningful decisions.

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Psychology, Behavioral Science, Consumer Behavior, Neuroscience, Emotion, Sensory, Multisensory, Conferences, Consulting, AI & Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Smell, Robots Michelle Murphy Niedziela Psychology, Behavioral Science, Consumer Behavior, Neuroscience, Emotion, Sensory, Multisensory, Conferences, Consulting, AI & Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Smell, Robots Michelle Murphy Niedziela

AI Can Talk About Smell. But Can It Smell?

AI can describe what something smells like, but can it actually connect those descriptions to chemistry? Exploring how multimodal AI, chemical sensors, and human language could bridge the gap between physical measurements and sensory experience—and why sensory scientists are essential to making these models meaningful.

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Psychology, Behavioral Science, Consumer Behavior, Neuroscience, Conferences, Food Science, AI & Research Methods, Personal Reflections, Emotion Michelle Murphy Niedziela Psychology, Behavioral Science, Consumer Behavior, Neuroscience, Conferences, Food Science, AI & Research Methods, Personal Reflections, Emotion Michelle Murphy Niedziela

Pangborn 2025: Sensory Science in Full Spectrum

I was super excited for this meeting since it’s sorta in my backyard (I live in the Philly suburbs). But also because I got to be part of the organizing committee.

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Psychology, Behavioral Science, Consumer Behavior, Neuroscience, Conferences, Food Science, AI & Research Methods, Personal Reflections Michelle Murphy Niedziela Psychology, Behavioral Science, Consumer Behavior, Neuroscience, Conferences, Food Science, AI & Research Methods, Personal Reflections Michelle Murphy Niedziela

Why We Always Have Room for Dessert: A Nerdoscientist’s Take on ISN

I walked into ISN nervous, unsure how I’d fit among such an extraordinary roster. I walked out feeling energized, inspired, and grateful to have contributed.

Two days of rich, cross-disciplinary science reminded me that understanding food, flavor, and behavior requires more than treating people like machines. We need to embrace the quirks, the biases, and yes, even the cookie stomachs, that make us human.

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