10 Great Reads About the Senses
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A Tetw reading list
The Blind Man Who Learned To See by Michael Finkel – A fascinating profile of a man who is helping other blind people to see using echolocation.
Mixed Feelings by Sunny Bains – How researchers can tap the plasticity of the brain to hack our 5 senses, and build new ones.
Sense and Sensitivity by Andrea Bartz – Is it possible that some people are wired to take in more sensory information than others, and that are our attitudes towards sensitivity are misguided?
Double Vision by Lawrence Weschler – A classic article about a pair of twins whose art unlocks the secrets of perception.
The Sniff of Legend by Karen Wright – “Human pheromones? Chemical sex attractants? And a sixth sense organ in the nose? What are we, animals?”
The Taste Makers by Raffi Khatchadourian – This trip to the heart of the flavour industry is essential reading for anyone who wants to know how modern food gets its taste.
You’ve Got Smell by Charles Platt – DigiScent is here. Will it take off, and if it does, will it be a fad or a technological revolution?
Seeing by Annie Dillard – An excellent essayist takes a personal, often abstract look inside the world of vision.
Master of Illusion by Ed Yong – How a neuroscientist from Stockholm can use mannequins, rubber arms and virtual reality to transport you outside your own body.
The Smelliest Block in New York by Molly Young – Deep in the Lower East Side, a terrible odor lurks. Where is it coming from?
