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Games
fromFast Company
1 week ago

So, you look at Pantone swatches all day? Prove it by winning this viral game!

Dialed delivers fast-growing mini-games that test color, sound, time, and shape memory by having players recreate brief stimuli and score matching accuracy.
OMG science
fromJezebel
1 month ago

First-Ever "Smell Map" Illustrates Just How Little We Knew About Our Noses

Human noses can distinguish over 10,000 scents, yet the understanding of smell remains limited despite new findings on olfactory receptor organization.
Pets
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

How seals' whiskers make them master underwater hunters

Harbor seals use their whiskers to sense water movements and track fish, enhancing their hunting abilities.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Scientists built a tickle robot to solve one of biology's strangest mysteries

Neuroscientists use Hektor, a tickle robot, to systematically study the neurological and physiological mechanisms of ticklishness by measuring brain activity, facial expressions, heart rate, and other bodily responses.
Coffee
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

6 Camping Mugs From Japan That Make Coffee Taste Better (Science Says So) - Yanko Design

Japanese ceramic mugs enhance coffee experience through superior heat retention, neutral flavor profiles, and handcrafted design that influences taste perception and creates intentional ritual.
Arts
fromArtnet News
3 months ago

How Cuban Artist Rachel Valdes Maps Perception in Her Abstractions

Rachel Valdés centers the perception of light and afterimages to explore light's ties to human consciousness, emotion, and sensory experience.
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Psychology
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

I see sounds as shapes. Synaesthesia has given me an extraordinary ability for languages

Auditory-visual synaesthesia produces vivid visual imagery from sound, facilitating exceptional language learning but complicating everyday tasks like driving with loud music.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Cracker jokes and custard chemistry: ways to smuggle science into Christmas

Home sensory tests reveal flavour depends chiefly on smell, and social context strongly influences whether people laugh at jokes.
Design
fromArchDaily
5 months ago

The Tasting Tongue - Art Installation / Studio Deng

Objects possess invisible tongues that sense and taste surroundings, creating shared synesthetic moments that extend gustatory perception beyond human bodies.
fromMail Online
6 months ago

The 5 things you'll NEVER see in a dream - including your phone

Despite the average Briton spending more than three hours a day on their phones, people simply never dream about their devices. In fact, scientists say there are five things that you will never see in a dream. Besides smartphones, dream researchers say that our sleeping minds either can't or won't recreate common details of the waking world. That means words, numbers, smells and tastes, and even our own reflections, almost never show up in dreams.
Psychology
Science
fromBig Think
6 months ago

Starts With A Bang podcast #123 - Alien physics

Alien minds might infer different fundamental laws, observables, and mathematics because differing biology and environments could produce physics that looks unfamiliar to humans.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
7 months ago

This Classic Chocolate-Caramel Candy Tastes Way Better Frozen - Tasting Table

Freezing chocolate candy alters texture and perception, creating a crisp chocolate snap, chewier filling, muted sweetness, and amplified cocoa and textural contrast.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
7 months ago

The Psychology of Wine Labels: The Feminine Pour

Gender cues on wine labels shape women's expectations, modify sensory perceptions, and influence purchase choices, with effects persisting despite wine expertise.
Beer
fromInsideHook
9 months ago

Are You a "Strong" Beer Lover or a "Mellow" Imbiber?

Beer preferences split drinkers into two groups: one prefers stronger-flavored lagers responding to certain chemical compounds, the other prefers mellower-tasting beers.
Science
fromKqed
11 months ago

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Your Ear | KQED

Female mosquitoes require blood for egg production, while males rely on sound to locate them.
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