The Forgotten Senses: Why We Need to Stop Sniffing Out Differences In a world where synthetic scents and sanitized environments dominate, it's no surprise that our ability to appreciate the nuances of smell is dwindling.
Dr. Will Tullett, a historian of smells at the University of York, has been warning about the importance of olfactory education for years in his book Sniff: A History of Smells.
Tullett argues that our perception of smell involves not just what we can detect but also how we interpret and assign meaning to those smells.