Stefan Podedworny
Behavioral Economics Researcher · Linguist · Doctoral Candidate
Stefan Podedworny is a doctoral candidate at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, where he researches the impact of olfactory stimuli on economic decision-making within the framework of prospect theory.
Author of the bestselling book "Pachniesz, więc jesteś" ("You Smell, Therefore You Are") — the first Polish-language comprehensive work on the science of smell and its significance for human cognition and behavior.
Founder of the Foundation for the Promotion of Research on Olfaction and AI (Fundacja Promocji Badań nad Węchem i AI), which supports interdisciplinary research connecting neuroscience, olfaction, and artificial intelligence.
Creator of the Nasal Gateway Hypothesis (NGH) — a theoretical framework proposing that the olfactory system serves as a biological decision orientation mechanism.
Research Areas
- • Olfactory psychophysics and perception
- • Behavioral economics and prospect theory
- • Chemical communication in humans
- • Neuroeconomics and decision-making
- • AI applications in sensory research
Affiliations
- • SGH Warsaw School of Economics — Doctoral School
- • Foundation for the Promotion of Research on Olfaction and AI