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  1. 2/
    This firsthand account of the 2009 Aus-
    tralian bushfires is a vivid reminder that perception of events is acquired not
    through one sensory modality but rather from the synthesized experience
    of simultaneous perceptions associated with an event. In the case of a brush
    fire, these are smoke (olfactory), heat (tactile), crackling flames (auditory),
    and the motion and color of flames (visual).

    #bushfires
    #Australia
    #senses

  2. A quotation from Douglas Adams

       “So what’s the point of showing me something I can’t see?”
       “So that you understand that just because you see something, it doesn’t mean to say it’s there. And if you don’t see something, it doesn’t mean to say it’s not there. It’s only what your senses bring to your attention.”

    Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
    Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 17 (1992)

    More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/83135/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #mostlyharmless #attention #demonstration #existence #perception #reality #senses #showing #visibility

  3. A quotation from Hannah Arendt

    Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses.

    Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
    Life of the Mind, Vol. 1 “Thinking,” Introduction (1977)

    More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/10161/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #arendt #hannaharendt #hearing #language #perception #sensation #senses #sight #touch #vocabulary #words

  4. #Wayllu means #idyll in the #Kichwa #language 💕

    This is the #Pachamama of the #Amazon, which gives us its colossal #magic and has inspired us.
    #Love for Pachamama, for #nature. This is the place where the #senses are heightened by the #exotic scent of the #plants and the #songs of the #birds 🐦

    Create a space to nourish yourself with #LIFE #ENERGY in this #beautiful place

    250.000 €
    Rooms: 5
    Living space: 151m²
    Plot: 7.347m²
    #Napo #Ecuador 🇪🇨

    bluehomes.com/PEC0021/en/Wayll

    #realestate #forsale #peace

  5. I'm a supertaster. You might be one too; about one in four people is a supertaster. We have more taste buds than the average, so our senses of smell and taste are more keen - sometimes *considerably* more keen.

    That's not always a good thing. In my case, I was constantly reproached and mocked for being a picky eater. It caused me quite a bit of grief. It wasn't until much later in life that I found out that there was a physical cause for what I (and the rest of my family) had always assumed was because I was "difficult".

    Some supertasters really suffer a lot. Perfumes can be unbearable for them (personally I like perfume). They can be incredibly limited in what they can eat, even more than I was.

    On the other hand, there can be plusses, too. I often find it hard to understand how normal tasters can miss out on so much of their environment. For me, the world is *filled* with interesting smells. Sometimes I wonder if in that regard I'm a bit more like a dog or cat!

    My sense of taste and smell have been a huge help with cooking. I'm a pretty good cook; I like to experiment and develop new recipes.

    Also I could never stand the taste of alcohol. My family used to try to sneak alcohol into my drinks sometimes, but I always detected it instantly. I don't know if I would have had any tendency towards alcoholism (the rest of my family likes to drink, except for my son), but I think it's safe to say that I'm never going to find out.

    I also seem to be highly resistant to the effects of alcohol. My ex-wife once twisted my arm to drink three glasses of wine in a row; they had no effect at all. Medications are the same way; after surgery once I was given a triple dose of Percodan. It had absolutely no effect, and the doctors were stunned. They said even an elephant would have felt the dose they gave me.

    Anyway, if you're curious about the phenomenon of supertasting you can read about it here.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertas

    There's a simple test you can do to find out if you're a supertaster, but if you ARE one, you'll probably already know it on some level.

    #Supertaster #Taste #Smell #Senses

  6. Interior design that stimulates the senses without overwhelming them
    A refuge reserved for those who understand luxury as a form of well-being and presence, rather than excess.

    👉 Discover MUCH MORE and SUBSCRIBE to our summary of news and updates through link: amusementlogic.com/company-new

    🧘 #interiordesign #luxury #wellbeing #senses #design #designintérieur #luxe #bienêtre #sens #conception #interiorismo #lujo #bienestar #sentidos #diseño #amusementlogic

  7. The Godfather of AI says the technology is already concious WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We don’t understand human consciousness yet, but many are already saying AI is conscious …... WHY THIS MATT...

    #Intelligence #and #the #Senses #AI #Ethics #Artificial #Intelligence #ChatGPT #Conciousness #Ethics

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  8. The Godfather of AI says the technology is already concious WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We don’t understand human consciousness yet, but many are already saying AI is conscious …... The post The ...

    #Intelligence #and #the #Senses #AI #Ethics #Artificial #Intelligence #ChatGPT #Conciousness #Ethics

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  9. Sentient by Jackie Higgins, 2022

    How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses

    Perfect for fans of The Soul of an Octopus and The Genius of Birds, this revelatory book explores how we process the world around us through the lens of the incredible sensory capabilities of thirteen animals, revealing that we are not limited to merely five senses.

    #books
    #nonfiction
    #animals
    #senses
    #AnimalPerception

  10. ❓What if the world you see is only a fraction of #reality? 👁 🌌

    Our #senses do not show us objective #reality—they create it. #WolfSinger in the new #Zoomposium: Our #brain constructs a four-dimensional reality from sensory data—but beyond that lies a world that we cannot (yet) comprehend.

    📽 youtu.be/C2FVIbAyaH4

    📎 philosophies.de/index.php/2022

    #Perception #Consciousness #PhilosophyOfMind #Neuroscience #Cognition #Neurophilosophy

  11. On dark days the light
    glows exceptionally bright.
    -
    URBAN FALL

    While orchid hues are overwhelming
    The sky reddening canopy
    Drops walnuts afore my feet
    My senses conspire
    As I walk Autumn
    Lanes Urban Fall
    Never fails
    To lead
    Home

    -
    #DailyPictureTheme #exceptional
    #vss365 #conspire
    #BlueSkyRelay #overwhelming #senses
    DailyHaikuPrompt (tho no haiku) orchids/walnut
    #WritingCommunity #poetry #nonet
    #KBFPhotography #MobilePhonePhotography #Photography
    @vss365 @writingcommunity @poetry @photography

  12. Mastodon can be a great source of inspirations! Thanks to @ak_text post about #SlowLooking I discovered a buzzword important for #nature, and every #museum and #gallery.

    I show you how to do it and why a woodlouse under a stone can be as interesting as an ancient artefact behind glass:
    steady.page/en/naturematchcuts

    And of course you can buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/naturematchcuts/tip or subscribe to my #newsletter!

    #NatureMatchCuts #mindfulness #woodlice #compost #senses #kids #education #soilLife #soil

  13. The #dockbug #Coreus #marginatus (#Coreidae, #Heteroptera) is distributed from Europe to Asia and parts of Africa. It feeds e.g. on docks and sorrels. After 5 nymphal #instars, the bug overwinters as adults. Authors Pekár, S., Hrušková, M. (2006) found that the #bugs use all three of their #senses to #recognize their #food: eyes, antennae, and labial sensillae.

    © #StefanFWirth Berlin June 2025

    Reference
    Pekár, S., Hrušková, M. (2006) doi.org/10.1007/s10211-006-001

    Photos
    © S. F. Wirth Bln 2025

  14. Любовь, платежи и профит: как романтическая игра внедрила новый Pay SDK от RuStore

    В какой-то момент всё становится серьёзным — даже в приложениях про любовь. Команда Redspell, создатели игры Senses (интерактивные романтические истории), решили стать одними из первых, кто интегрировал новую платёжку от RuStore — Pay SDK. И встроили — с нуля, но в итоге с ростом метрик. Вот честный рассказ о том, как ребята внедряли RuStore Pay SDK, что пошло не так, как с этим справились и какие результаты в итоге получили. Если вы тоже раздумываете, стоит ли связываться — читайте до конца. Там есть приятные цифры.

    habr.com/ru/companies/vk/artic

    #pay_sdk #rustore #sdk #senses

  15. Jewellery & the senses: smell is incredibly important for us, and so it comes as no surprise that it also forms part and parcel of jewellery! Jewellery and scent are closely connected: many jewellery pieces contain fragrance one way or another.⁠

    But that aspect is often overlooked, simply because fragrance disappears after some time...so how are we to remember this beautiful capacity of jewellery?⁠

    That is the topic of the next installation of my Jewellery & The Senses blog range! After Sight and Touch, this blog dives into the world of Smell!⁠

    Read it here: bedouinsilver.com/jewellery-an

    #JewelleryHistorian #JewelryHistory #MaterialCulture #SensoryResearch #Senses #Adornment #FashionHistory #VintageSilver #BedouinSilver #Anthropology #AromaTherapy #Ethnography

  16. The concept of #SelfIdentity involves our understanding of who we are in the #society. We need to know the #nature of who we are to believe in ourselves. Our #past #experiences also shaped our #beliefs about our #future, #beliefs and #knowledge of the #world. This can #influence how truly we see ourselves by #person. Do you think having strong #senses of self is important to your #personality
    #identity #acceptance #truth #shapingminds #meaning #purpose #psychology #self

  17. The concept of #SelfIdentity involves our understanding of who we are in the #society. We need to know the #nature of who we are to believe in ourselves. Our #past #experiences also shaped our #beliefs about our #future, #beliefs and #knowledge of the #world. This can #influence how truly we see ourselves by #person. Do you think having strong #senses of self is important to your #personality
    #identity #acceptance #truth #shapingminds #meaning #purpose #psychology #self