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Jan 2018
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#042 Senses & Consciousness - Beyond The...

Russell Brand
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Professor Barry Smith discusses collaborative research between philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists and their discoveries, including how we have many more than the commonly perceived 5 senses.

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