Super Senses
The Science of Your 32 Senses and How to Use Them
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2021
Summary
How do you sniff out danger? What is a sense of direction or a gut instinct? You know about your five senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch. But recent research has shown that we actually have at least thirty-two. We take our senses for granted but what would be possible if we properly understood how they all work?
Award-winning science writer Emma Young has spent over a decade finding out, and in Super Senses she takes us on an exhilarating sensory journey, revealin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473690738 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473690730 |
| Author: | Emma Young |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 158mm x 36mm |
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After reading this fascinating book you’ll never think about your senses in quite the same way again – CLAUDIA HAMMONDAbsolutely fascinating … meticulously researched, expertly written, and packed with so many engrossing nuggets, every page is a remarkable revelation. Young has given me new understanding - and profound respect - for my incredible sensory body – GAIA VINCEAn awe-inspiring guide to our sensual world that will leave you in wonder at your own astonishing perceptual powers. With cutting-edge science and extraordinary personal stories, Emma Young offers evidence-based strategies to protect and fine-tune many of those abilities - with potentially life-changing consequences. Along the way, Super Senses busts some of the most enduring myths about the human body and mind – DAVID ROBSON, author of THE INTELLIGENCE TRAPThis book changed the way I sense the world. I’d say eye-opening but that’s too limiting: this is sense-opening stuff – ROWAN HOOPER, author of SUPERHUMANA vivid, multi-sensory journey through farflung landscapes of human experience … packed with scientific revelations and compelling stories … A sensory delight that made my world a richer place – Jo Marchant, author of CURE and THE HUMAN COSMOSFascinating … unlocks the secrets of our amazing brains and bodies * Daily Mail *Packed with fascinating information and highly readable * Human Givens vol 28.1 *
About The Author
Emma Young
Emma Young is an award-winning science writer and a former editor on New Scientist. Her articles have been published in the Guardian and the Atlantic. While researching this book she learnt how to echolocate like a bat, have an out of body experience, and trick strangers into liking her. She lives in Sheffield with her husband and two children.
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