Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



Fearfully and wonderfully made : the astonishing new science of the senses  Cover Image Book Book

Fearfully and wonderfully made : the astonishing new science of the senses / Maureen Seaberg.

Summary:

"In 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the senses are just as astounding. It turns out we can hear amplitudes smaller than an atom, smell a trillion scents, have a set of taste buds that can discern molecules of fresh water, and can feel through the sense of touch the difference of a single molecule. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made takes readers through their own bodies, delving into the molecular and even the quantum, and tells the story of our magnificent sensorium and what it means for the next wave of human potential. From the laboratories to the ordinary homes where these breakthroughs are taking place, the book explores our current sensory Renaissance and shows readers how they, themselves, can heighten their own senses and experience the miraculous"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250272416 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 259 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Olfactory grammar -- Threshold of imagination -- Peregrinations through sensations -- Taste making -- The perception quotient -- Gandhi neurons -- Synesthesia is a place -- Touched by sound -- Infinitesimal touch -- The highest sense -- The eyes of Eve -- The senses, meditation, and consciousness -- Frontiers -- Vivify your senses.
Subject: Perception.
Senses and sensation.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch 152.1 Sea 31681010335362 NONFIC Available -

LDR 02288cam a2200289 i 4500
001379012
003TSUGA
00520230802075315.9
008230316s2023 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 . ‡a 2023004297
020 . ‡a9781250272416 (hardcover) ‡c$39.00
035 . ‡a(CaOWLBI)pr06944576
090 . ‡a152.1 Sea
1001 . ‡aSeaberg, Maureen Ann, ‡eauthor.
24510. ‡aFearfully and wonderfully made : ‡bthe astonishing new science of the senses / ‡cMaureen Seaberg.
250 . ‡aFirst edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bSt. Martin's Press, ‡c2023.
300 . ‡a259 pages ; ‡c22 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
50500. ‡tOlfactory grammar -- ‡tThreshold of imagination -- ‡tPeregrinations through sensations -- ‡tTaste making -- ‡tThe perception quotient -- ‡tGandhi neurons -- ‡tSynesthesia is a place -- ‡tTouched by sound -- ‡tInfinitesimal touch -- ‡tThe highest sense -- ‡tThe eyes of Eve -- ‡tThe senses, meditation, and consciousness -- ‡tFrontiers -- ‡tVivify your senses.
520 . ‡a"In 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the senses are just as astounding. It turns out we can hear amplitudes smaller than an atom, smell a trillion scents, have a set of taste buds that can discern molecules of fresh water, and can feel through the sense of touch the difference of a single molecule. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made takes readers through their own bodies, delving into the molecular and even the quantum, and tells the story of our magnificent sensorium and what it means for the next wave of human potential. From the laboratories to the ordinary homes where these breakthroughs are taking place, the book explores our current sensory Renaissance and shows readers how they, themselves, can heighten their own senses and experience the miraculous"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
650 0. ‡aPerception.
650 0. ‡aSenses and sensation.
852 . ‡aINNISFIL ‡bLAKESHORE ‡cNONFIC ‡zIn process ‡gbook ‡h152.1 Sea ‡p31681010335362
905 . ‡utechserv
901 . ‡a379012 ‡bAUTOGEN ‡c379012 ‡tbiblio ‡soclc

Additional Resources