✍🏻 Author 📚Literary Scholar 👩🏻‍🏫 Public Academic👃🏻Smell Expert 📖 UNDER YOUR NOSE: Spring 2027https://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3mff656laqk2qI’m giving one of those quintessentially Cambridge post-dinner talks on Tuesday 24th at 8:45pm in the Peterhouse parlour. It’s open to everyone at Cambridge and I’d love to see you there and talk your ear off about smell’s myths and marvels 👃🏻✨21 Feb 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mff656laqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3mew3d2z2tk2tStep into my office 📚15 Feb 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mew3d2z2tk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3md6oip2woc2sMaple is on the therapist’s couch today and she says she would like a full refund for January 2026 as it has been full of horrors24 Jan 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6oip2woc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3md4i2lml5s2bAll the studies on canine olfaction are like “Dogs can detect bombs! drugs! tumors! and they MIGHT even smell what you’re thinking” and the studies on cats are like “Your cat can distinguish your scent from some stranger’s, but that doesn’t mean they like you”23 Jan 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4i2lml5s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3mcn5ajj5wc2zHave been working absurdly long hours lately, but still making time to get outside. Today’s walk was straight out of Pride and Prejudice.17 Jan 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcn5ajj5wc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3mcflemit522nEnshittification this, enshittification that – nobody talks about the process of unshittification that is editing.14 Jan 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcflemit522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3mcdgtgrgec2zHello, friends! I am back and will be making a concerted effort to post regularly on here, because the other place is truly hideous. I have a huge platform there and will continue to use it for good, but it will be nice to spend more time in sunnier climes if you’ll have me! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdgtgrgec2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3lcwszgq4ps2tShould anyone want to read my reflections on causing a stink and going viral, my article with The New Statesman is linked below: t.co/Hnqmzhz2DE https://t.co/Hnqmzhz2DE10 Dec 2024 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcwszgq4ps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3lcglxhxkx22aHi all. I couldn’t be more delighted that so many people have showed enthusiasm towards my work and I would love to share more with you as soon as I’m able, but right now my first priority is my students. I also need to get some sleep 😅03 Dec 2024 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcglxhxkx22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3lcds2o6xoc2dA couple of answers to commonly asked questions: 1. No, my thesis is not currently available to read - it’s under embargo while I publish its content in various forms. I’ll share more as and when I can :)02 Dec 2024 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcds2o6xoc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/drallylouks.bsky.social/post/3lcczesorj22bHi all! I’m going to try to keep up with the discourse on here as best I can, but it’s no longer the weekend so I have real life stuff to do! Thank you to anyone who has followed me, expressed interest in my thesis or offered stabilising thoughts!02 Dec 2024 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:ws7xfl4d47row64lvnu3nmda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcczesorj22b