Month: July 2014

Sight, Part 1 of 2

This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) Senses

Joe, Kevin, and Toren take a look at looking, including how vision works, and the “supervision” of tetrachromacy. Then the amazing eyes of the animal kingdom, including

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Touch, Part 2 of 2

This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) Senses

Hugs! Also, tickle torture, the “death touch,” touch in plants, Temple Grandin and the squeeze machine, the effects of ciguatera poisoning, news and pop culture.

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Touch, Part 1 of 2

This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) Senses

The ‘Senses’ series continues with tactile perception, aka touch. In part one we discuss tactile disorders, sensory illusions and haptics. Part 1 of 2. Music: “Feelin’

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Smell

This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) Senses

Dr. Nina Quiskamp joins Toren, Joe, and Kevin as our Five(ish) Senses series continues with “Smell”! We’ll talk about how plants can detect scents, smell

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