Super Senses. 32 ways to cognize reality
14.99 €
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Super Senses. 32 ways to cognize reality
14.99 €
We used to think that humans have five senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch. However, modern science claims that we actually have at least 32 of them. Our senses don't just inform us about the world around us and our inner state, they literally shape us.
Drawing on the latest research, science journalist Emma Young reveals the unexpected aspects of the senses that we all have and reveals the incredible sensory abilities of some people, from record-breaking freedivers to voodoo priests and shamans. Such uniques include a nurse who detects Parkinson's disease by smell, a blind ballerina who performs on stage, and people who, like bats, can navigate through space using echolocation. We take our senses for granted, but what possibilities could open up before us if we better understand their nature? The author not only explains the familiar and unfamiliar phenomena associated with the senses, but also suggests how they can be trained and improved. Can this new knowledge and exercises make us happier, healthier, more successful? One thing is certain: the book allows us to look at ourselves and the world in a new way.
Drawing on the latest research, science journalist Emma Young reveals the unexpected aspects of the senses that we all have and reveals the incredible sensory abilities of some people, from record-breaking freedivers to voodoo priests and shamans. Such uniques include a nurse who detects Parkinson's disease by smell, a blind ballerina who performs on stage, and people who, like bats, can navigate through space using echolocation. We take our senses for granted, but what possibilities could open up before us if we better understand their nature? The author not only explains the familiar and unfamiliar phenomena associated with the senses, but also suggests how they can be trained and improved. Can this new knowledge and exercises make us happier, healthier, more successful? One thing is certain: the book allows us to look at ourselves and the world in a new way.
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