- Editorial:
- HACHETTE FRANCIA
- Año de edición:
- 2023
- Materia:
- Ciencia - STEM
- ISBN:
- 978-1-5416-0085-0
- Páginas:
- 320
- Encuadernación:
- Otros
WHERE WE MEET THE WORLD
THE STORY OF THE SENSES
ASHLEY WARD
u003cpu003eu003cbu003eThe thrilling story of how our senses evolved and how they shape our encounters with the worldu003c/bu003e u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eOur senses are what make life worth living. They allow us to appreciate a sip of an ice-cold drink, the sound of laughter, the touch of a lover. But only recently have incredible advances in sensory biology given us the ability to understand how and why our senses evolved as they have. u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eIn u003ciu003eWhere We Meet the Worldu003c/iu003e, biologist Ashley Ward takes readers on a breathtaking tour of how our senses function. Ward looks at not only the five major senses--vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch--but also a host of other senses, such as balance and interoception, the sense of the body's internal state. Drawing on new research, he explores how our senses interact with and regulate each other, and he uncovers what we can learn from how other animals--and even bacteria--encounter the world. u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eFull of warmth and humor, u003ciu003eWhere We Meet the Worldu003c/iu003e shows how new insights in biology transform our understanding of the relationship between ourselves and our environment, revealing the vibrancy--and strangeness--of both. u003c/pu003e
