Hi! We’re two IB graduates from Hong Kong. “The Uncommon Senses” Podcast revolves around the Theory of Knowledge(TOK), where we reflect on how we know what we claim to know. We believe that the critical thinking skills we gained from our TOK course have become increasingly vital in the 21st century, and therefore we would like to continue our TOK explorations here!
Primarily, we aim to help the current IBDP students learn more about TOK based on our own experiences and research. Hopefully, we can also reach out to other people who’s interested in our philosophical, psychological and social discussions to see the world beyond our so-called common senses, and reconsider: to what extent are our common senses ‘common’?
By the way, for our cReDEntiALs:
Telia: 45/45 in IB, grade A in TOK :)
Timestamps for Episode #1:
1:52 Visual sense: checkerboard optical illusion; biases in our decision making
14:04 Auditory sense: McGurk effect auditory illusion; I-can’t-hear-you-when-I’m-not-wearing-my-glasses!
22:04 Mix of 5 senses: Synesthesia; synesthesia in normal people through food
The Mind’s Eye (how does our brain “see”): https://www.rochester.edu/pr/Review/V74N4/0402_brainscience.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMore%20than%2050%20percent%20of,brain%20as%20a%20whole%20works.%E2%80%9D
Why Your Eyes are Fooled by the Famous Checker Shadow Illusion:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/checker-shadow-illusion#:~:text=These%20illusions%20work%20because%20of,brain%20understands%20contrast%20and%20shadows.&text=That%20light%20source%20casts%20a,of%20the%20shadow%20are%20indistinguishable.
Are We in Control of Our Own Decisions?
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_are_we_in_control_of_our_own_decisions?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lN8vWm3m0
ADDITIONAL - Will This Trick Your Ears? (visual + auditory illusions)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w40XcUP5KrI
Lip-read Me Now, Hear Me Better Later (Lawrence Rosenblum)
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070412132457.htm
Lip Reading Without Awareness
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4303247/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/synesthesia
Do Your Numbers have Colour? (Daniel Tammet)
https://ibmathsresources.com/2013/06/15/synesthesia-do-your-numbers-have-colour/
Why chips taste better when you can hear their crunch?
https://www.vox.com/2015/11/10/9704084/chips-taste-sound
Why eating off a dark blue plate can help you slim
https://www.self.com/story/the-color-of-your-plate-could#:~:text=Color.,off%20of%20a%20white%20plate.
aeseaes - All Things Devour, Black Swan
(they are such a cool band! Go check them out!)
