How to feel : the science and meaning of touch /

"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 tha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Subramanian, Sushma (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Touch.
Toucher.
touch.
PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology
Touch
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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