Do you have a gas leak?

Natural gas doesn’t smell.

Since it’s dangerous, we add a stink to it using a chemical called mercaptan. It smells like rotten eggs. We all know that smell. We’ve been trained since childhood to react to it. Rotten eggs smell = danger. Now imagine a world where we added smells to everything:

Originally published February 21, 2018

This week I had the opportunity to do a fun lunchtime presentation at the Air Cargo 2018 conference. I reviewed 10 buzzwords with some practical definitions and helpful non-technical explanations. Here are the slides, and thanks to everyone who attended in person.