[math-fun] Haptic hearing
At one of the earlier Gatherings for Gardner, James Randi spoke about a case in which a claimed paranormal ability turned out to be genuine (and in hindsight therefore not "paranormal" after all, except in the most restrictive and literal sense): the case of a physician who could "hear" vinyl LPs by touch alone, picking up vibrations by running his fingers along the grooves. Does anyone else remember this? Does anyone have any pointers to articles about this case? I am especially curious to know whether this talent, like echolocation, is one that many people can develop with practice. Jim Propp
Thanks, Hans! Just to make sure my incorrect original question doesn't spread any false memes: according to Snopes, the physician in question relies on vision and a compendious knowledge of classical music, NOT touch. Could one recruit the sense of touch in the fingertips to replace vision or hearing? (I believe the nerves in the tongue are being used this way in some experiments.) Jim Propp On Friday, July 3, 2015, Hans Havermann <gladhobo@teksavvy.com> wrote:
http://skepdic.com/vinylvision.html http://www.snopes.com/music/media/reader.asp
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