Intelligent Design
How We Feel: The Sensation of Touch
On a new episode of ID the Future, Sarah Chaffee talks with Center for Science & Culture Senior Fellow and physician Geoffrey Simmons about the design behind the sense of touch.
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We’re now seeing attempts to mimic the natural phenomenon of touch in medical technology — including a DARPA project that seeks to develop a prosthetic hand that can feel. Dr. Simmons explains how touch works, and examines the possibility of scientists being able to imitate the design of sensation for technological use.
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