Engineering of the Human Tongue & Nose

Duration: 4 hours

Target Audience: Anyone who is interested in science, life, joy, nature and the cosmos

Brief:

The tongue and taste, nose and Smell are purely based on stereo-chemistry, which is why these two are known as Chemical senses. Tongue has 10,000 taste buds that can taste millions of substances. Tongue is the approval authority before anything go into the stomach. Taste buds constantly renew themselves to keep ours taste experience at the same level. 

Outline of Lecture

• Introduction
  
• Anatomy of skin
• Derivatives of the skin
• Skeleton and skin (exo, endo, cartilage, molting)
• Sun and skin
• Biological Transducers
  
• Thermoregulation
• Fat
• Seeing by the touch (Braille)
• Listening through the skin
• Skin and emotions (emotional perspiration)
• Skins of trees, fruits, vegetables, flowers, insects, birds, fishes, animals
• Camouflage and mimicry
• Touch screen (Ex: iPad)
• Artificial skin (e-skin, robotic skin)
• Skin and aging (disease and skin care)
• Conclusion