Tag Archives: Touch (Sense)

The New York Times 4:11 pm on April 13, 2022
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Bringing Consent to Ballet, One Intimacy Workshop at a Time

Touch is a requirement of a dancer’s job. Now when choreography involves simulated sex or violence, some companies are bringing in intimacy directors.

#a-streetcar-named-desire-ballet, #american-ballet-theater, #dancing, #national-ballet-of-canada, #rambert-dance-co, #scottish-ballet, #the-scandal-at-mayerling-ballet, #touch-sense

The New York Times 10:00 am on November 26, 2021
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As Virtual Worlds Grow, We Are Losing Our Sense of Touch

After struggling with anorexia and bulimia for more than 20 years, the last thing I want is technology that further estranges me from my body. 

#anxiety-and-stress, #babies-and-infants, #computers-and-the-internet, #facebook-inc, #mental-health-and-disorders, #touch-sense

The New York Times 10:00 am on November 9, 2021
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The Power of Human Touch in the Execution Chamber

The death penalty is wrong, but we can still uphold the dignity of the condemned.

#capital-punishment, #christians-and-christianity, #human-dignity, #huntsville-tex, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #prayers-and-prayer-books, #ramirez-john-henry-1984, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #supreme-court-us, #touch-sense

The New York Times 5:26 pm on September 3, 2021
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What Does It Look Like When a City Returns to Its Senses?

The reopening of New York has created a banquet of sights, smells, flavors, textures and sounds. The New York Times asked photographers to convey how the city is nourishing each of the senses.

#new-york-city, #photography, #senses-and-sensation, #smells-and-odors, #touch-sense

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 24, 2021
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Are You in an ‘Inter-Intimate’ Relationship?

For some couples, having different nonsexual intimacy preferences can be a strain on the relationship. Here’s how to meet in the middle.

#dating-and-relationships, #touch-sense

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 31, 2021
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I Spent My Life Consenting to Touch I Didn’t Want

A year of isolation made me consider all the casual, unwanted touch women endure — and why it’s so hard to refuse it.

#prostitution, #sex, #sex-crimes, #touch-sense, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 2:07 pm on January 29, 2021
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A Pandemic Is Hard Enough. For Some, Being Single Has Made It Harder.

“One day I realized it had been three months since I had touched a human being,” one man said.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #dating-and-relationships, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #single-persons, #touch-sense

The New York Times 3:00 pm on October 29, 2020
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When It Comes to Octopuses, Taste Is for Suckers

Octopuses can taste what their arms touch, and scientists have figured out how.

#animal-behavior, #brain, #cell-journal, #octopus, #research, #taste, #touch-sense, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 6, 2020
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What All That Touch Deprivation Is Doing to Us

It’s going to be a while before we can hug freely again. What does that mean for our mental health?

#anxiety-and-stress, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #mental-health-and-disorders, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #quarantines, #single-persons, #touch-sense

The New York Times 10:10 pm on August 28, 2020
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The Brain Implants That Could Change Humanity

Brains are talking to computers, and computers to brains. Are our daydreams safe?

#addiction-psychology, #artificial-intelligence, #brain, #chang-edward-f, #computers-and-the-internet, #data-mining-and-database-marketing, #gallant-jack-l, #halpern-casey-h, #implants, #kirsch-robert-f, #paralysis, #privacy, #sensors, #touch-sense, #voice-recognition-systems, #yuste-rafael

The New York Times 2:31 am on June 11, 2020
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What Will Greetings Look Like in a Post-Coronavirus World?

It might be a while before we can offer a hug or handshake. But that’s OK.

#anxiety-and-stress, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #touch-sense

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 28, 2020
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What’s the Risk of Catching Coronavirus From a Surface?

Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen.

#bathrooms-and-toilets, #centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #face, #hygiene-and-cleanliness, #quarantines, #shopping-centers-and-malls, #touch-sense

The New York Times 5:32 pm on March 2, 2020
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Stop Touching Your Face!

It’s a quirk of human nature that we touch our eyes, noses and mouths all day long. It’s also a major way we pick up infections like coronavirus.

#animal-behavior, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #cosmetics-and-toiletries, #doctors, #epidemics, #eyes-and-eyesight, #face, #hygiene-and-cleanliness, #medicine-and-health, #mouth, #nose, #research, #sars-severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome, #skin, #touch-sense