tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post8346333050676933313..comments2023-08-29T02:42:23.063-05:00Comments on ¡Bemsha SWING!: The Sixth TasteJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-39860569022286972342011-07-26T10:25:57.456-05:002011-07-26T10:25:57.456-05:00Yes, Elisa, I am aware of Braille and books on tap...Yes, Elisa, I am aware of Braille and books on tape. I was asking you how you read the information.<br /><br />I was making assumptions, obviously. It could be that Jonathan has readers who read his blog through Braille. I would further assume, though, that blind people might agree that seeing is a separate sense.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000424514491809383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-86416334113762887642011-07-26T07:53:44.539-05:002011-07-26T07:53:44.539-05:00Actually John, people can read with their fingers ...Actually John, people can read with their fingers (it's called braille). That's because 99% of "reading" happens in your brain. You can also "read" with your ears -- ever listen to a book on tape?Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-82326457646262094232011-07-25T22:25:32.916-05:002011-07-25T22:25:32.916-05:00You're basically right, John, but since the co...You're basically right, John, but since the conventional way of thinking about them is separate, the interesting new idea is to see them as somewhat less separate than previously thought. I'll concede there are substantial areas where they don't seem to overlap all the much.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-56148403838240266532011-07-25T22:21:27.861-05:002011-07-25T22:21:27.861-05:00Did you read about the separation of the senses wi...Did you read about the separation of the senses with your hearing? With the touch of your knuckles?<br /><br />Obvs. the senses aren't completely segregated; neither are they completely integrated. Seems to me much more useful in daily life to think about them as segregated rather than integrated.<br /><br />Same with the flavors. If I want to make my dinner saltier, I don't pour sugar on it.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000424514491809383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-44051010528861509932011-07-25T11:30:08.322-05:002011-07-25T11:30:08.322-05:00That makes a lot of sense to me.That makes a lot of sense to me.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-21322178944908880712011-07-24T13:11:30.449-05:002011-07-24T13:11:30.449-05:00I was reading somewhere recently that our tendency...I was reading somewhere recently that our tendency to think of the five senses as distinct is fallacious in general, because we almost always use more than one sense to apprehend anything (for example lipreading to understand speech).Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-41118046008701114832011-07-24T12:51:09.285-05:002011-07-24T12:51:09.285-05:00That's good to know. I think the whole separa...That's good to know. I think the whole separation between taste and smell is pretty questionable as well.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-18831986208044217292011-07-23T17:09:04.892-05:002011-07-23T17:09:04.892-05:00I'm pretty sure the cutting edge of taste scie...I'm pretty sure the cutting edge of taste science dictates that the whole four tastes (or five tastes) thing is bunk.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-29241105538585144572011-07-23T10:13:09.755-05:002011-07-23T10:13:09.755-05:00Agreed, on both the non-uniqueness of savoriness a...Agreed, on both the non-uniqueness of savoriness and the uniqueness of piquancy. <br /><br />Cheers!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000424514491809383noreply@blogger.com