Tag: senses

The Other Senses

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

Proprioception, interoceptors, equilibrium & vertigo, gravitropism, thermoreception in pit vipers and jewel beetles, electroreception in sharks and platypus, magnetoreception, phantom limbs, and synesthesia. Pop culture

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Sight, Part 2 of 2

This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) Senses

Joe, Toren, and Kevin conclude “sight” with historical vision-correction quackery, news, blind movie reviews, porn for the blind, and a look at a pop culture! Music: “I’m

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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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Hearing

This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) Senses

Joe, Toren, and Kevin continue the Five(ish) Senses series this week with Hearing. We’ll cover how our bodies take in and process sound waves, the various

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Taste, Part 1

This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series The Five(ish) Senses

In the first of our multi-part series on the senses, Kevin, Toren, and Joe look at umami, Scoville Heat Units and the world’s hottest peppers, Burning

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