Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
The Astonishing New Science of the Senses
New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2023, ©2023.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 259 pages ; 22 cm
"In 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the senses are just as astounding. It turns out we can hear amplitudes smaller than an atom, smell a trillion scents, have a set of taste buds that can discern molecules of fresh water, and can feel through the sense of touch the difference of a single molecule. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made takes readers through their own bodies, delving into the molecular and even the quantum, and tells the story of our magnificent sensorium and what it means for the next wave of human potential. From the laboratories to the ordinary homes where these breakthroughs are taking place, the book explores our current sensory Renaissance and shows readers how they, themselves, can heighten their own senses and experience the miraculous"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction -- Olfactory grammar -- Threshold of imagination -- Peregrinations through sensations -- Taste making -- The perception quotient -- Gandhi neurons -- Synesthesia is a place -- Touched by sound -- Infinitesimal touch -- The highest sense -- The eyes of Eve -- The senses, meditation, and consciousness -- Frontiers -- Vivify your senses.
ISBN:
9781250272416
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Includes bibliographical references and index.