How to Feel: The Science and Meaning of Touch

Sushma Subramanian

Published by Columbia University Press 2021

How to Feel

The Science and Meaning of Touch

Sushma Subramanian

https://doi.org/10.7312/subr19932

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About this book

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.

Author information

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.

Reviews

Robert DeSalle, author of Our Senses: An Immersive Experience:
Subramanian brings an intensely personal narrative to the study of touch, with a breadth of coverage and a great balance for scientists and nonscientists alike.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1 Dull How Our Cultures Lost Touch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Numb Life Without Touch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
3 Mushy When Sensation Crosses Into Emotion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
4 Untethered Will the Body Become Obsolete? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5 Softening Overcoming Touch Aversion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
6 Boundaries Knowing Good Touch from Bad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
7 Slick How Companies Sell Us Touch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
8 Haptics Bringing Touch to Our Technology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
9 Tactful Building Machines That Can Touch Us Back Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press

eBook

Published: February 8, 2021
ISBN: 9780231553056