Thinkery21: Come to Your Senses

There’s more than meets the eye at this Thinkery21 all about your senses. Try maneuvering in pitch black. Trick your taste buds. Listen with your mouth. Find out how much you rely on certain senses without even realizing it and learn how your brain makes sense of it at Thinkery’s next adults (21+) only event.

Pet a Puppy – Feel the furry friends of the Austin Humane Society and learn about how AHS is Unleashing Hope in Central Texas.

Groovy Sounds – Using a record and a pin, UT’s Department of Physics Assistant Professor, Vernita Gordon will turn you into a human phonograph.

Scent and Memory – One whiff will take you on a journey of scent, memory and emotion with perfumer, Krista Lacey of Roux St. James as your guide

Flavor Follies – Whole Foods Market tricks your tongue with a blindfold taste test.

Chemistry of Scent – Visualize the molecular structure of smells with UT’s Council of Graduate Chemists.

Cow Eye Dissections – Scalpel, scissors and tweezers will be your tools as you learn the anatomy of sight.

Blindfold Tactile Maze – Let your hands be your guide as you feel your way through a labyrinth of touchable intrigues.

Sound Bites – Listen with your mouth as you pick up sound vibrations through your teeth.