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The Synesthesia Experience

Tasting Words, Seeing Music, and Hearing Color

by Maureen Seaberg ...

"Explores a dimension of synesthesia long encountered in reports of synesthetes: its relation to mystical and artistic vision . . . fascinating accounts." —Patricia Lynne Duffy, author of Blue Cats and Chartreuse KittensWhat does blue taste like to you?A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes ... Read more

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"Explores a dimension of synesthesia long encountered in reports of synesthetes: its relation to mystical and artistic vision . . . fascinating accounts." —Patricia Lynne Duffy, author of Blue Cats and Chartreuse KittensWhat does blue taste like to you?A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes
... Read more

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Struck by Genius

How a Brain Injury Made Me a Mathematical Marvel

by Jason Padgett, Maureen Seaberg ...

From head trauma to scientific wonder—a "deeply absorbing . . . fascinating" true story of acquired savant syndrome ( Entertainment Weekly).Twelve years ago, Jason Padgett had never made it past pre-algebra. But a violent mugging forever altered the way his brain worked. It turned an ordinary math-averse student into an extraordinary young man with a unique gift to see the world as no one else ... Read more

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From head trauma to scientific wonder—a "deeply absorbing . . . fascinating" true story of acquired savant syndrome ( Entertainment Weekly).Twelve years ago, Jason Padgett had never made it past pre-algebra. But a violent mugging forever altered the way his brain worked. It turned an ordinary math-averse student into an extraordinary young man with a unique gift to see the world as no one else
... Read more
Tasting the Universe

People Who See Colors in Words and Rainbows in Symphonies

by Maureen Seaberg ...

"Explores a dimension of synesthesia long encountered in reports of synesthetes: its relation to mystical and artistic vision . . . fascinating accounts."—Patricia Lynne Duffy, author of Blue Cats and Chartreuse KittensWhat happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery happening in her own life? Maureen Seaberg did just that and lived for a year exploring her synesthesia. The wondrous ... Read more

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"Explores a dimension of synesthesia long encountered in reports of synesthetes: its relation to mystical and artistic vision . . . fascinating accounts."—Patricia Lynne Duffy, author of Blue Cats and Chartreuse KittensWhat happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery happening in her own life? Maureen Seaberg did just that and lived for a year exploring her synesthesia. The wondrous
... Read more
Hidden History of Staten Island

by Theresa Anarumo, Maureen Seaberg ...

Series series Hidden History
Take the ferry to this New York City borough and discover its colorful secrets, in a quirky history packed with facts and photos.Staten Island has a rich and fascinating cultural legacy that few people outside New York City's greenest borough know about. Chewing gum was invented on the island with the help of Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna. Country music legend Roy Clark got his start ... Read more

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Take the ferry to this New York City borough and discover its colorful secrets, in a quirky history packed with facts and photos.Staten Island has a rich and fascinating cultural legacy that few people outside New York City's greenest borough know about. Chewing gum was invented on the island with the help of Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna. Country music legend Roy Clark got his start
... Read more
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

The Astonishing New Science of the Senses

by Maureen Seaberg ...

The Next Big Idea Club, August 2023 Must-Read BookIn 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the senses are just as astounding. It turns out we can hear amplitudes smaller than an atom, smell a ... Read more

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The Next Big Idea Club, August 2023 Must-Read BookIn 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the senses are just as astounding. It turns out we can hear amplitudes smaller than an atom, smell a
... Read more

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The Synesthesia Experience

Tasting Words, Seeing Music, and Hearing Color

by Maureen Seaberg ...

Narrated by Rachel Perry ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word "table." Described by some as a superpower this mingling of the senses is called "synesthesia," and the people who possess this amazing gift are called "synesthetes."What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery ... Read more

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A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word "table." Described by some as a superpower this mingling of the senses is called "synesthesia," and the people who possess this amazing gift are called "synesthetes."What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery
... Read more

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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

The Astonishing New Science of the Senses

by Maureen Seaberg ...

Narrated by Cindy Kay ...

Unabridged

5 hours 50 min

The Next Big Idea Club, August 2023 Must-Read BookIn 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the senses are just as astounding. It turns out we can hear amplitudes smaller than an atom, smell a ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

The Next Big Idea Club, August 2023 Must-Read BookIn 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the senses are just as astounding. It turns out we can hear amplitudes smaller than an atom, smell a
... Read more

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Brainscapes

The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain-and How They Guide You

by Rebecca Schwarzlose ...

Narrated by Rebecca Schwarzlose ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

A path-breaking journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action are products of maps etched into your gray matter—and how technology can use them to read your mind.Your brain is a collection of maps: detailed representations, scrawled across your brain’s surfaces, of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key to your survival. Although scientists began discovering these ... Read more

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A path-breaking journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action are products of maps etched into your gray matter—and how technology can use them to read your mind.Your brain is a collection of maps: detailed representations, scrawled across your brain’s surfaces, of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key to your survival. Although scientists began discovering these
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The Hour of Land

A Personal Topography of America's National Parks

by Terry Tempest Williams ...

Narrated by Terry Williams ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

For years, America's national parks have provided public breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why close to 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now, to honor the centennial of the National Park Service, Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the beloved memoir When Women Were Birds, returns with The Hour of Land, a literary celebration of our ... Read more

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For years, America's national parks have provided public breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why close to 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now, to honor the centennial of the National Park Service, Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the beloved memoir When Women Were Birds, returns with The Hour of Land, a literary celebration of our
... Read more

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Frankenstein's Cat

Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts

by Emily Anthes ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and hunt, housecats that look like tigers, and teacup pigs that fit snugly in our handbags. But what happens when we take animal alteration a step further, engineering a cat that glows green under ultraviolet light or cloning the beloved family Labrador? Science has given us a whole new toolbox for tinkering with life ... Read more

$16.99 USD

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For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and hunt, housecats that look like tigers, and teacup pigs that fit snugly in our handbags. But what happens when we take animal alteration a step further, engineering a cat that glows green under ultraviolet light or cloning the beloved family Labrador? Science has given us a whole new toolbox for tinkering with life
... Read more

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World Before Us, The

The New Science Behind Our Human Origins

by Tom Higham ...

Narrated by John Sackville ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

A fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technologyFifty thousand years ago, Homo sapiens was not the only species of humans in the world. There were also Neanderthals in what is now Europe, the Near East, and parts of Eurasia, Hobbits (H. floresiensis) on the island of Flores in Indonesia, Denisovans in Siberia and eastern ... Read more

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A fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technologyFifty thousand years ago, Homo sapiens was not the only species of humans in the world. There were also Neanderthals in what is now Europe, the Near East, and parts of Eurasia, Hobbits (H. floresiensis) on the island of Flores in Indonesia, Denisovans in Siberia and eastern
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The Clock Mirage

Our Myth of Measured Time

by Joseph Mazur ...

Narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years.Award-winning author and mathematician Joseph Mazur provides an engaging exploration of how the understanding of time has evolved throughout human history and offers a compelling new vision, submitting that time lives within us. Our cells, he notes, have a temporal awareness, guided by ... Read more

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What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years.Award-winning author and mathematician Joseph Mazur provides an engaging exploration of how the understanding of time has evolved throughout human history and offers a compelling new vision, submitting that time lives within us. Our cells, he notes, have a temporal awareness, guided by
... Read more

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