👃 Sensory Biology

Fascinating explorations of how organisms perceive the world, from echolocation to infrared vision, revealing the astonishing variety of sensory realities beyond human experience.

An Immense World

by Ed Yong • 2022

Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.

4.46

37k+

🐾 Animal Senses 👁️ Animal Perception 🧪 Popular Science 🦊 Animal Behavior 👃 Sense Perception

An Immense World

Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.

by Ed Yong 2022

4.46

37k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Senses 👁️ Animal Perception 🧪 Popular Science 🦊 Animal Behavior 👃 Sense Perception

Life on the Edge

by Johnjoe McFadden • 2014

Enzymes tunnel through walls, leaves harvest light near perfectly, birds steer by subatomic compass.

4.11

4k+

🧬 Quantum Biology 🔬 Molecular Biology ⚛️ Biophysics 🌋 Origin Of Life 🧠 Consciousness Studies

Life on the Edge

Enzymes tunnel through walls, leaves harvest light near perfectly, birds steer by subatomic compass.

by Johnjoe McFadden 2014

4.11

4k+ ratings

🧬 Quantum Biology 🔬 Molecular Biology ⚛️ Biophysics 🌋 Origin Of Life 🧠 Consciousness Studies

The Gift of Pain

by Paul W. Brand • 1995

Painless bodies destroy themselves. A surgeon on why the signal everyone silences saves us.

4.48

2k+

🔬 Pain Science ⚡ Neurology Of Pain 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌍 Cultural Views Of Pain 🙏 Faith And Healing

The Gift of Pain

Painless bodies destroy themselves. A surgeon on why the signal everyone silences saves us.

by Paul W. Brand 1995

4.48

2k+ ratings

🔬 Pain Science ⚡ Neurology Of Pain 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌍 Cultural Views Of Pain 🙏 Faith And Healing

War Dogs

by Rebecca Frankel • 2013

The best bomb detector has a wet nose, and war leaves it as traumatized as any soldier.

4.07

841

🦮 Working Dogs 🤝 Human Animal Bond 🧠 Canine Psychology 🩺 Animal Assisted Therapy 🎤 War Reporting

War Dogs

The best bomb detector has a wet nose, and war leaves it as traumatized as any soldier.

by Rebecca Frankel 2013

4.07

841 ratings

🦮 Working Dogs 🤝 Human Animal Bond 🧠 Canine Psychology 🩺 Animal Assisted Therapy 🎤 War Reporting

Understanding Pain

by Fernando Cervero • 2012

Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.

3.90

🔬 Pain Science 🤕 Chronic Pain 🧠 Brain-Body Connection 🧩 Perception And Sensation ⚡ Neuroplasticity

Understanding Pain

Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.

by Fernando Cervero 2012

3.90

72 ratings

🔬 Pain Science 🤕 Chronic Pain 🧠 Brain-Body Connection 🧩 Perception And Sensation ⚡ Neuroplasticity

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