How to feel: the science and meaning of touch

Introduction

1. Dull: How Our Cultures Lost Touch

2. Numb: Life Without Touch

3. Mushy: When Sensation Crosses Into Emotion

4. Untethered: Will the Body Become Obsolete?

5. Softening: Overcoming Touch Aversion

6. Boundaries: Knowing Good Touch from Bad

7. Slick: How Companies Sell Us Touch

8. Haptics: Bringing Touch to Our Technology

9. Tactful: Building Machines That Can Touch Us Back

Conclusion

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