Overview
- Her celebratory post on X, which went viral in November 2024, drew more than 130 million views.
- She recalls a week of intense online attacks that left her sleepless, including one critic calling her the “face of tyranny.”
- Her PhD at Cambridge focused on olfactory ethics, a study of how smell is portrayed in literature and how it shapes identity.
- She challenges common beliefs by arguing that smell preferences are learned and says humans can match dogs on some scent tests.
- The attention led to speaking and media chances, steady engagement on smell topics, and a planned book titled Under Your Nose for spring 2027.