I’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 👃🏻✨

Step into my office 📚

Ekaterina Zadirko talks with @drallylouks.bsky.social about diaries revealing love, heartbreak, and everyday life under Stalin – hopes and anxieties that may feel surprisingly familiar. Watch the full video via the link below👇 https://youtu.be/vTwsuBC1mCw #Cambridge #History #ValentinesDay #Learn

Maple 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 horrors

All 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”

Have been working absurdly long hours lately, but still making time to get outside. Today’s walk was straight out of Pride and Prejudice.

I wrote an article for @theconversation.com on how philosophy can help us understand the deep harms of AI-generated sexual images, e.g by Grok on X, as well as other digital misogyny like assault in virtual reality. #philsky #philtech theconversation.com/how-ai-gener...

Enshittification this, enshittification that – nobody talks about the process of unshittification that is editing.

Hello, 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!

Should 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

Hi 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 😅

A 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 :)

Hi 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!