Sushma Subramanian

How to Feel

The Science and Meaning of Touch

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How to Feel explores the scientific, physical, emotional, and cultural aspects of touch, reconnecting us to what is arguably our most important sense. Sushma Subramanian introduces readers to the scientists whose groundbreaking research is underscoring the role of touch in our lives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 148mm x 222mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780231199322
• ISBN-10: 0231199325
• Artikelnr.: 59581410

Autorenporträt

Sushma Subramanian is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Mary Washington. Her writing has appeared in Slate, The Atlantic, New York, and Discover, among others.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Dull: How Our Cultures Lost Touch
2. Numb: Life Without Touch
3. Mushy: When Sensation Crosses Into Emotion
4. Untethered: Will the Body Become Obsolete?
5. Softening: Overcoming Touch Aversion
6. Boundaries: Knowing Good Touch from Bad
7. Slick: How Companies Sell Us Touch
8. Haptics: Bringing Touch to Our Technology
9. Tactful: Building Machines That Can Touch Us Back
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index