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It's funny because these developments come at a time where a large proportion of the world no longer really uses their body for their living. I wonder how diff
by djtango 2y ago
It's funny because these developments come at a time where a large proportion of the world no longer really uses their body for their living.
I wonder how different our ancestors perceived the world when their survival depended on their athleticism and keen senses. What knowledge and skills were common that have been lost to us now? There have been articles on HN about scientists "discovering" humans can exert control over their pupils and more and more scientists are "accepting" that echolocation in humans is real and learnable.
- xg15 2y agoThere are some fascinating stories about kids abducted and raised by wolves - who, when they were eventually found and brought back into human society, showed seemingly "superhuman" senses of hearing and smell. The senses became more normal the longer they spent time in human society however. Not sure how credible those stories are, but if they are, this would indicate that human senses are a lot more flexible than we believe they are.
- sriacha 2y agoOne of my favorite examples is the possibility of humans to have magnetoreception.