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Drinking from the Vocktail

Technology

Virtual cocktails hijack your senses to turn water into wine

Using a combination of LEDs, electrodes and smelly gas, the Vocktail can simulate a variety of flavours to create digital drinks

News

Oysters

Life

Oysters can ‘hear’ the ocean even though they don’t have ears

News

A centre in France for people with visual impairment

Health

Blind people repurpose the brain's visual areas for language

News

Daniel Kish walks down narrow path flanked by trees

Health

This is how some blind people are able to echolocate like bats

News

Daniel Kish, human echolocator

Health

Blind children should be allowed to learn to echolocate like me

News

Medaka fish

Life

Fish can't recognise faces if they’re upside down – just like us

News

AR glasses

Health

Augmented reality glasses seek to keep speech in sight

Regulars

Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb

Life

Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb

News

smell artwork

Health

Causing a stink: The truth about fragrances and your health

Features

a close-up of a man's eyes

Health

Our brains prefer invented visual information to the real thing

When making sense of a visual blind spot, our brains fill in the gaps. We’re more likely to believe its version of what’s in front of us than a real image

News

Life

Fighting for our forgotten sense

Regulars

Life

How to daydream your way to better learning and concentration

Features

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