How to Feel : : The Science and Meaning of Touch / / Sushma Subramanian.
We are out of touch. Many people fear that we are trapped inside our screens, becoming less in tune with our bodies and losing our connection to the physical world. But the sense of touch has been undervalued since long before the days of digital isolation. Because of deeply rooted beliefs that favo...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Dull How Our Cultures Lost Touch
- 2 Numb Life Without Touch
- 3 Mushy When Sensation Crosses Into Emotion
- 4 Untethered Will the Body Become Obsolete?
- 5 Softening Overcoming Touch Aversion
- 6 Boundaries Knowing Good Touch from Bad
- 7 Slick How Companies Sell Us Touch
- 8 Haptics Bringing Touch to Our Technology
- 9 Tactful Building Machines That Can Touch Us Back
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index