The sixth instalment of the In A Sense series: While many of us learned from a young age that there are 5 human senses, scientists and philosophers agree that the number is likely higher. The finalblog posts of this series are a nod toward these other senses including the spiritual/mental senses encapsulated by the “supernatural” category and the spatial/self-aware senses encapsulated by the “space” category.

The fifth installment of the In A Sense series: Victorians had morning rituals surrounding drinks but their experience of these liquids would have felt quite different to us. Come see how certain Victorians might have been drinking their morning brew.

The fourth installment of the In A Sense series: As new psychological and physiological treatises were developed, touch took on fame as a complex sense through which people could not only understand the world but embrace it.

The third installment of the In A Sense series: While sight has always been an important aspect of society, sight as a tool for wonder and scientific discovery specifically impacted Victorian life.

The second installment of the In A Sense series: Historical scientist Diane Ackerman says that “smell is the mute sense, the one without words.” When described or recreated well, scents can be “the formula for time travel.”