Sensational - Ashley Ward

Sensational

A New Story of our Senses

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2024 | Main
Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78816-887-8 (ISBN)
13,70 inkl. MwSt
A smorgasbord of the senses from a professor of animal behaviour: how they work, why they're there, and what they mean for both human and animal lives.
'A future classic of popular science' Mail on Sunday

'A dazzling account' Financial Times

'Absorbing, surprising and at times profound. After reading this, reality will never be quite the same' Dave Goulson

Our senses are how we navigate the world: they help us recognise the expressions on a loved one's face, know whether fruit is ripe by its smell, or even sense a storm approaching through a sudden drop in air pressure. It's now believed that we may have as many as fifty-three senses - and we're just beginning to expand our knowledge of this incredibly extensive palette.

Sensational is a mind-bending look at how our brains shape our experience of the world, marshalling the latest discoveries in science to explore the dazzling eyesight of the mantis shrimp, the rich inner lives of krill, and the baffling link between geomagnetic fields and canine bowel movements. Blending biology and neuroscience, Ward reveals that understanding our senses may hold the key to understanding the origins of human behaviour - from why we kiss to our varied music tastes.

A born-and-bred Yorkshireman, Ashley Ward is the author of The Social Lives of Animals and is a professor in Animal Behaviour at the University of Sydney, where he specialises in the sensory behaviour of animals. His career has taken him around the world, from studying krill in Antarctica to sampling sensory deprivation tanks in Australia. He has published over 100 scientific journal articles and a highly cited academic book, Sociality. He is also the author of the bestselling audiobook, Animal Societies. In addition to his professional accolades, he has 4:20 vision and no sense of smell or taste.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 128 x 198 mm
Gewicht 257 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Evolution
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
ISBN-10 1-78816-887-9 / 1788168879
ISBN-13 978-1-78816-887-8 / 9781788168878
Zustand Neuware
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