Touch Project
The Inner Climate "Unlike other touch information, temperature reports tell the brain of changes as well as highs and lows, and they are frequent updates... This excites the cold receptors into overreacting and firing furiously." -Diane Ackerman Why do we get goosebumps? The answer to this dates back to our ancestors. The photo reflects upon the idea that our touch receptors and neurons are constantly firing to the brain in reaction to what the skin is feeling. Our skin is the first line of defense, protecting us from the elements. Goosebumps are a human adaptation, in defense against the cold. What is Touch? "Touch is the oldest sense, and the most urgent." -Diane Ackerman Imagine if you were conscious of everything you were touching, your clothes, your hair, the seat your sitting in, or the earth beneath you. It's important to occasionally step back and realize that your touch sense is connecting you deep with this earth and ...