A review by woodchuckpie
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman

4.0

A fascinating examination of all the senses, written with beautiful prose. Even though some of the science is a bit out of date, this is still wonderful reading for anyone interested in writing or learning more about how we experience the world. "In REM sleep, our brain waves range between eight and thirteen hertz, a frequency at which flickering light can trigger epileptic seizures. The tremulous earth quivers gently at around ten hertz. So, in our deepest sleep, we enter synchrony with the trembling of the earth. Dreaming, we become the Earth's dream."