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Blink: A Horizon Guide to the Senses
Our five senses link us to the outside world. Dr Kevin Fong looks back through 40 years of Horizon archives to find out what science has taught us about our tools of perception.
Touch, sight, smell, hearing and taste - our senses link us to the outside world. Dr Kevin Fong looks back through 40 years of Horizon archives to find out what science has taught us about our tools of perception - why babies use touch more than any other sense, why our eyes are so easily tricked and how pioneering technology is edging closer to the dream of replacing our human senses if they fail.
Last on
Mon 5 Dec 2016
01:55
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How will your senses do in our test?
Duration: 02:25
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A Taste of the programme
Duration: 02:22
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Eileen Inkson |
| Presenter | Kevin Fong |
| Executive Producer | Helen Thomas |
Broadcasts
- Wed 11 Jul 2012 21:00
- Thu 12 Jul 2012 03:00
- Sun 15 Jul 2012 00:45
- Tue 18 Feb 2014 22:00
- Mon 25 Jan 2016 01:25
- Thu 1 Dec 2016 23:00
- Mon 5 Dec 2016 01:55