In this video, Jason Silva says the human experience is marked by a desire to expand our perception.
One way he describes is Techno-Perceptual Expansion: our tools, such as cameras, expand what we can see and give us insight into the world beyond our senses.
Another way, he suggests, is to strengthen what we naturally have. Through careful, mindful use of our senses, he proposes, we might gain mastery over them and even develop senses that are otherwise dormant or involuntary within us.
Shots of Awe is Jason Silva’s YouTube channel. Visit it for more of his short videos on perception and wonder.
