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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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Subramanian, Sushma (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.