约克大学历史学家威尔·图莱特博士主张在中小学推行嗅觉训练课程。1他指出，污染和合成香气的广泛使用已经损害了人们的嗅觉能力，通过扩大嗅觉词汇来增强辨别不同气味的能力可以改善学生福祉并帮助他们更好地理解周围世界。1图莱特建议借鉴侍酒师的做法，鼓励人们通过在市集漫步并嗅闻各种物品来扩展嗅觉参考范围。1
嗅觉能力与身心健康密切相关。1许多现代物品已被剥夺原有气味并用合成香气重新调香，而嗅觉丧失常常导致抑郁和焦虑。1图莱特强调了嗅觉在日常生活中的实用价值，认为食品安全应通过嗅觉判断食物是否新鲜，而不仅依赖保质期。1此外，嗅觉长期被不公正地用于社会歧视，例如房东因食物气味拒绝向某些族裔租赁房产。1
图莱特即将出版著作《Sniff: A History of Smells》，该书将于9月8日出版，探讨嗅觉的历史及其在社会中的角色。1他反驳了"过去比现在更臭"的常见观点，指出"过去的味道不同，不是更臭"。1
A historian from the University of York is calling for schools to introduce olfactory training as part of their curriculum, contending that children's ability to distinguish and appreciate smells has deteriorated and requires deliberate cultivation.1 Dr. Will Tullett argues that pollution and the widespread replacement of natural aromas with synthetic fragrances have damaged people's capacity to smell, undermining both their wellbeing and their understanding of the world around them.1
Tullett proposes that primary and secondary schools should teach students to expand their olfactory vocabulary and develop their sensory discrimination skills, drawing inspiration from practices used by sommeliers who walk through markets and deliberately smell diverse items to build their reference points.1 He emphasizes that the ability to smell correlates closely with happiness, noting that olfactory loss frequently leads to depression and anxiety.1 Beyond personal wellbeing, Tullett highlights practical applications: food safety assessments should rely partly on smell to judge freshness rather than depending solely on expiration dates.1
Tullett's forthcoming book, Sniff: A History of Smells, scheduled for publication on September 8, explores how smell has been unjustly weaponized for social discrimination—such as landlords refusing to rent to ethnic minorities based on cooking odors—and advocates for a more rational approach to understanding scent.1 Countering the nostalgic claim that the past smelled worse than today, Tullett observes that "past smells were different, not worse," noting that twenty-first century Britain is characterized by distinctive aromas including hand sanitizer, wildfires, and water pollution.1
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