How do you sniff out danger? What is a sense of direction or a gut instinct? You know about your five senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch. But recent research has shown that we actually have at least 32. We take our senses for granted but what would be possible if we properly understood how they all work?

Using the very latest cutting-edge research, award-winning science writer Emma Young explains the exploits of record-breaking freedivers, whirling dervishes, super-tasters, stock market millionaires, and many more. Discover how touch can ease pain, how taking your pulse can make you fitter and why Abba's Dancing Queen sounds different in Bolivia.

Published June 4 2015. "A wonderful personal account of healthy ways of coping and flourishing in our fast-paced society today." Rajita Sinha, Director, Yale Stress Center... "Young won't settle for any shoddy theories in her quest to develop a 'comprehensive programme that could build basic mental strength'." Elle, June 2015 ... more ...