Episode 194: The Unseen Heart

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found that blind people sense their heartbeats better than sighted people.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3670/the-unseen-heart/'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2023-53761-001.html'>here</a>.   </p> <p>Read ‘A Blind Woman’ by Ted Kooser <a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42645/a-blind-woman'>here</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:</p> <p>Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a> </p> <p> </p>