Author: Pamela Hickman
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1550744259
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
"Stunning illustrations combined with fascinating facts reveal the ways animals sense their environment. Easy experiments show kids how to compare animal senses to their own" Cf. Our choice, 1999-2000.
Animal Senses
Author: Pamela Hickman
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1550744259
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
"Stunning illustrations combined with fascinating facts reveal the ways animals sense their environment. Easy experiments show kids how to compare animal senses to their own" Cf. Our choice, 1999-2000.
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1550744259
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
"Stunning illustrations combined with fascinating facts reveal the ways animals sense their environment. Easy experiments show kids how to compare animal senses to their own" Cf. Our choice, 1999-2000.
An Immense World
Author: Ed Yong
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473572738
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
**Winner of the 2023 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize** Discover the world as you've never seen it before - through the eyes of animals. 'Immersive and mind-blowing' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving only a tiny sliver of this world. In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, welcoming us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Showing us that in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other places; we need to see through other eyes. The perfect Christmas gift for nature lovers. A NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, SPECTATOR, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR **Winner of 2023 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction** 'Suffused with magic' Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Song of the Cell 'A book that prompts awe at the world around us' Sunday Times
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473572738
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
**Winner of the 2023 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize** Discover the world as you've never seen it before - through the eyes of animals. 'Immersive and mind-blowing' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving only a tiny sliver of this world. In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, welcoming us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Showing us that in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other places; we need to see through other eyes. The perfect Christmas gift for nature lovers. A NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, SPECTATOR, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR **Winner of 2023 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction** 'Suffused with magic' Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Song of the Cell 'A book that prompts awe at the world around us' Sunday Times
The Ecology of Animal Senses
Author: Gerhard von der Emde
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319254928
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The collection of chapters in this book present the concept of matched filters: response characteristics “matching” the characteristics of crucially important sensory inputs, which allows detection of vital sensory stimuli while sensory inputs not necessary for the survival of the animal tend to be filtered out, or sacrificed. The individual contributions discuss that the evolution of sensing systems resulted from the necessity to achieve the most efficient sensing of vital information at the lowest possible energetic cost. Matched filters are found in all senses including vision, hearing, olfaction, mechanoreception, electroreception and infrared sensing and different cases will be referred to in detail.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319254928
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The collection of chapters in this book present the concept of matched filters: response characteristics “matching” the characteristics of crucially important sensory inputs, which allows detection of vital sensory stimuli while sensory inputs not necessary for the survival of the animal tend to be filtered out, or sacrificed. The individual contributions discuss that the evolution of sensing systems resulted from the necessity to achieve the most efficient sensing of vital information at the lowest possible energetic cost. Matched filters are found in all senses including vision, hearing, olfaction, mechanoreception, electroreception and infrared sensing and different cases will be referred to in detail.
Amazing Animal Senses!
Author: Caroline Hutchinson
Publisher: Newmark Learning
ISBN: 1607193027
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Animals can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell things too. Some animals can do these things much better than you!
Publisher: Newmark Learning
ISBN: 1607193027
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Animals can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell things too. Some animals can do these things much better than you!
When Elephants Listen with Their Feet
Author: Emmanuelle Grundmann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781772783032
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explore the wild and wonderful world of animals who use senses including and beyond our familiar five. A dynamic, browsable work of children's nonfiction that "thoughtfully and exuberantly excites wonder in its readers" (Kirkus Reviews)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781772783032
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explore the wild and wonderful world of animals who use senses including and beyond our familiar five. A dynamic, browsable work of children's nonfiction that "thoughtfully and exuberantly excites wonder in its readers" (Kirkus Reviews)
Animal Sight
Author: Kirsten Hall
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
ISBN: 9780836848038
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
How animals see.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
ISBN: 9780836848038
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
How animals see.
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Perception
Author: Mohan Matthen
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199600473
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 945
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Perception is a survey by leading philosophical thinkers of contemporary issues and new thinking in philosophy of perception. It includes sections on the history of the subject, introductions to contemporary issues in the epistemology, ontology and aesthetics of perception, treatments of the individual sense modalities and of the things we perceive by means of them, and a consideration of how perceptual information is integrated and consolidated. New analytic tools and applications to other areas of philosophy are discussed in depth. Each of the forty-five entries is written by a leading expert, some collaborating with younger figures; each seeks to introduce the reader to a broad range of issues. All contain new ideas on the topics covered; together they demonstrate the vigour and innovative zeal of a young field. The book is accessible to anybody who has an intellectual interest in issues concerning perception.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199600473
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 945
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Perception is a survey by leading philosophical thinkers of contemporary issues and new thinking in philosophy of perception. It includes sections on the history of the subject, introductions to contemporary issues in the epistemology, ontology and aesthetics of perception, treatments of the individual sense modalities and of the things we perceive by means of them, and a consideration of how perceptual information is integrated and consolidated. New analytic tools and applications to other areas of philosophy are discussed in depth. Each of the forty-five entries is written by a leading expert, some collaborating with younger figures; each seeks to introduce the reader to a broad range of issues. All contain new ideas on the topics covered; together they demonstrate the vigour and innovative zeal of a young field. The book is accessible to anybody who has an intellectual interest in issues concerning perception.
Sentient
Author: Jackie Higgins
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 9781529030815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
An enthralling examination of some of the most remarkable creatures in the animal kingdom, and what they tell us about what it means to be human.
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 9781529030815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
An enthralling examination of some of the most remarkable creatures in the animal kingdom, and what they tell us about what it means to be human.
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021
Author: Ed Yong
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 0358400066
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
New York Times best-selling author and renowned science journalist Ed Yong compiles the best science and nature writing published in 2020. "The stories I have chosen reflect where I feel the field of science and nature writing has landed, and where it could go," Ed Yong writes in his introduction. "They are often full of tragedy, sometimes laced with wonder, but always deeply aware that science does not exist in a social vacuum. They are beautiful, whether in their clarity of ideas, the elegance of their prose, or often both." The essays in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing brought clarity to the complexity and bewilderment of 2020 and delivered us necessary information during a global pandemic. From an in-depth look at the moment of the virus's outbreak, to a harrowing personal account of lingering Covid symptoms, to a thoughtful analysis on how the pandemic will impact the environment, these essays, as Yong says, "synthesize, evaluate, dig, unveil, and challenge," imbuing a pivotal moment in history with lucidity and elegance. THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING 2021 INCLUDES - SUSAN ORLEAN - EMILY RABOTEAU - ZEYNEP TUFEKCI - HELEN OUYANG - HEATHER HOGAN BROOKE JARVIS - SARAH ZHANG and others
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 0358400066
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
New York Times best-selling author and renowned science journalist Ed Yong compiles the best science and nature writing published in 2020. "The stories I have chosen reflect where I feel the field of science and nature writing has landed, and where it could go," Ed Yong writes in his introduction. "They are often full of tragedy, sometimes laced with wonder, but always deeply aware that science does not exist in a social vacuum. They are beautiful, whether in their clarity of ideas, the elegance of their prose, or often both." The essays in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing brought clarity to the complexity and bewilderment of 2020 and delivered us necessary information during a global pandemic. From an in-depth look at the moment of the virus's outbreak, to a harrowing personal account of lingering Covid symptoms, to a thoughtful analysis on how the pandemic will impact the environment, these essays, as Yong says, "synthesize, evaluate, dig, unveil, and challenge," imbuing a pivotal moment in history with lucidity and elegance. THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING 2021 INCLUDES - SUSAN ORLEAN - EMILY RABOTEAU - ZEYNEP TUFEKCI - HELEN OUYANG - HEATHER HOGAN BROOKE JARVIS - SARAH ZHANG and others
How Do Animals Use Their Five Senses?
Author: Alejandro Algarra
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN: 9781438008912
Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Looks at how different animals use their senses in the wild.
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN: 9781438008912
Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Looks at how different animals use their senses in the wild.