During the March 27 meeting, Dave honored Women's History Month by highlight the exceptional senses of women. We often joke about the "mystery" of the missing mustard jar in the refrigerator, but science suggests there might be more to the story than just a lack of focus. It turns out that, on average, women possess physical senses that are remarkably more acute than those of their male counterparts. From medical breakthroughs to record-breaking feats, here are five ways women’s senses truly stand out.

A Whiff of Detection Consider Joy Milne, a Scottish woman with hyperosmia (an overwhelming sense of smell). Joy made headlines for her ability to "smell" Parkinson’s disease on patients long before clinical symptoms appeared, proving that a sensitive nose can be a powerful diagnostic tool.

Precision in Sight and Sound In the realm of vision, Veronica Seider set a high bar with 20/2 eyesight—roughly 10 times stronger than the average person. She could reportedly identify individuals from over a mile away. Meanwhile, a March 2025 study in Scientific Reports confirmed that women’s hearing is consistently more sensitive than men’s, leading by about two decibels on average.

The Gift of Taste and Touch While "supertasters" make up about 25% of the general population, women dominate this category: 35% of women are supertasters, compared to just 15% of men. Furthermore, women generally possess a finer sense of touch. Some even experience hyperesthesia, an extreme sensitivity to physical contact.

So, the next time the man in your life can't find the mustard, remember: he literally might not see, smell, or hear that jar as well as you do. But look on the bright side—he still has a better chance of opening the lid once you find it!