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We have the technology, how biohackers, foodies, physicians, and scientists are transforming human perception, one sense at a time, Kara Platoni

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-265) and index

portraits

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non fiction

We have the technology

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Kara Platoni

how biohackers, foodies, physicians, and scientists are transforming human perception, one sense at a time

"Sensory science is increasingly proving that we don't perceive reality: we construct it through perception."--Dust jacket"How do we know what’s real? That’s not a trick question: sensory science is increasingly finding that we don’t perceive reality: we create it through perception. In We Have the Technology, science writer Kara Platoni guides us through the latest developments in the science of sensory perception. We Have the Technology introduces us to researchers who are changing the way we experience the world, whether creating scents that stimulate the memories of Alzheimer’s patients, constructing virtual limbs that approximate a sense of touch, or building augmented reality labs that prepare soldiers for the battlefield. These diverse investigations not only explain previously elusive aspects of human experience, but offer tantalizing glimpses into a future when we can expand, control, and enhance our senses as never before. A fascinating tour of human capability and scientific ingenuity, We Have the Technology offers essential insights into the nature and possibilities of human experience."--, Publisher's web site (viewed June 24, 2016)

Part 1. The five senses. Taste -- Smell -- Vision -- Hearing -- Touch -- Part 2. Metasensory perception. Time -- Pain -- Emotion -- Part 3. Hacking perception. Virtual reality -- Augmented reality -- New senses

How biohackers, foodies, physicians, and scientists are transforming human perception, one sense at a time