Smells and Bells

One of my Mother's favorite stories to tell people is that when I was little I was such a picky eater that I went through a phase that I would only eat white food. It's true, there was about a month of my life that I would refuse to eat anything that wasn't basically white in color. Why? I have no idea. Yet, I also have no idea how or when or why I got past it either. One of the great mysteries is why our tastes change as we grow older and develop into fully functioning adults. I am so glad I have been able to grow as a person and explore new flavors and foods because I would have missed out on so much in life if I hadn't. When we try a new food, that memory of whether the experience was pleasant or not stays with us for years. It will be the deciding factor in whether we eat it again or not. For example, when I tried peanut butter the last time, it made it difficult to breath and I broke out in hives. So I don't plan to eat it again anytime soon. On the other hand...

 Suggested to listen with headphones.  Sounds of increasing frequency to test the listener's ability to hear particular pitches. Ranging from 20 Hertz to 16000 Hertz. The higher the pitch, the less likely it is for people to hear it.  Something interesting about hearing, and all of the senses in general, is how our choices can impact how we experience them. Unpacking this more, the choices we make can alter how we hear and that's something that I think is incredibly interesting. Being in a concert for extended periods of time can severely damage your hearing yet we do it anyway. It's interesting how our body cannot communicate  the distress we put in under.  Conceptually it's interesting. When we think of putting our bodies at risk for a thrill you think of skydiving or looking at the sun: an external concern is what we think about. When we think of risk and danger, we thin more corporally, what's on the outside. But when do we think about our ea...