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Quiz Bowl! How Animals Sense The World

August 31, 2022 • Do worms feel pain? How do otters experience the world? What are those pink appendages on the face of the star-nosed mole? We answer all these questions and more in this quiz show episode of Short Wave. Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber and producer Margaret Cirino go head-to-head answering questions based on science writer Ed Yong's new book, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us.

Quiz Bowl! How Animals Sense The World

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Learn To Sniff Like A Dog And Experience The World In A New Way

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Learn To Sniff Like A Dog And Experience The World In A New Way

June 8, 2017 • We humans think we don't have a very good sense of smell. But psychologist Alexandra Horowitz says dogs can show us how to train our noses so they give us a window into a secret world.

Why Your Sense Of Smell Is Better Than You Might Think

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Why Your Sense Of Smell Is Better Than You Might Think

May 11, 2017 • A neuroscientist argues that our noses are more powerful than we think. Humans, he says, actually have a great sense of smell.

Why Your Sense Of Smell Is Better Than You Might Think

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With No Sense Of Smell, The World Can Be A Grayer, Scarier Place

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With No Sense Of Smell, The World Can Be A Grayer, Scarier Place

October 10, 2016 • Some people are born with anosmia — the inability to smell. Others lose their sense of smell later in life. That makes it hard to taste food, detect threats, or even savor memories.

With No Sense Of Smell, The World Can Be A Grayer, Scarier Place

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Taking A Good Look At Touch

February 20, 2015 • David J. Linden's new book on touch brings into focus all the things we still don't understand about the neural basis of this sense, says commentator Alva Noë.