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This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) SensesProprioception, interoceptors, equilibrium & vertigo, gravitropism, thermoreception in pit vipers and jewel beetles, [...]

This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) SensesJoe, Toren, and Kevin conclude “sight” with historical vision-correction quackery, news, blind movie reviews, porn for the [...]

This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) SensesJoe, Kevin, and Toren take a look at looking, including how vision works, and the “supervision” of tetrachromacy. Then the [...]

This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) SensesHugs! Also, tickle torture, the “death touch,” touch in plants, Temple Grandin and the squeeze machine, the effects of [...]

This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) SensesThe ‘Senses’ series continues with tactile perception, aka touch. In part one we discuss tactile disorders, sensory [...]

This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) SensesDr. Nina Quiskamp joins Toren, Joe, and Kevin as our Five(ish) Senses series continues with “Smell”! We’ll talk about [...]

This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) SensesJoe, Toren, and Kevin continue the Five(ish) Senses series this week with Hearing. We’ll cover how our bodies take in and process [...]

This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) SensesOur Five(ish) Senses series continues with the second part of “Taste”. Kevin, Joe, and Toren look at taste in the animal [...]

This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) SensesIn the first of our multi-part series on the senses, Kevin, Toren, and Joe look at umami, Scoville Heat Units and the world’s [...]