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Emma Young explores the claim that humans have at least 32 senses. These go beyond the five most people know. They help us sense direction, signals from our bodies, and danger. This science book is for a broad audience. It looks at how we sense things in daily life.

Young draws on science research and her work as a science journalist. She looks at divers and whirling dervishes. Her examples also include supertasters and people with millions in wealth. She explores the skills of blind ballet dancers and voodoo priests. One nurse can smell Parkinson’s disease before doctors diagnose it.

The book asks how touch can ease pain. It links knowing our pulse with health. It asks how culture shapes what we hear. Why do people around the world hear Western music in different ways? Young also looks at the uneasy feelings in our stomachs.

She argues that sensing came before thought as humans evolved. It also comes first in our day-to-day responses. Our senses help us move, choose food, and find our way. They help us know friends and avoid threats. They also help us feel love or fear. Young explores how they give us a sense of our body and self. Hands-on lessons look at how using our senses may improve health. They may also help us feel well and manage money.

Iuliana Leonti translated this edition from English. Its original title is Super Senses.