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Two thumbs up: A show all about fingers

Hand using touch screen in the dark at night.
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Touch, grip, read, dance, gesture — what can’t they do? Our fingers are so vital to our everyday life, sometimes it seems they have minds of their own.

This hour, a look at the hidden language of finger gestures, the future of Braille, and the joys and challenges of animating fingers for the movies.

GUESTS:

  • Kensy Cooperrider: Cognitive scientist, writer, and host of the  podcast
  • Jonathan McNicol: Producer of The Colin McEnroe Show
  • Sile O’Modhrain: Professor at the University of Michigan studying sound and touch and the ways in which they interact
  • Carlos Fernandez Puertolas: Animator with DreamWorks

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Colin McEnroe, Cat Pastor, and Lily Tyson contributed to this show, which originally aired May 31, 2022.

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Julia Pistell is a freelance producer for º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Radio, the host of the podcast 'Literary Disco,' and the Managing Director of Sea Tea Improv. She also worked on º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Radio's 'The Radius Project,' an exploration of history and culture in Hartford's neighborhoods.
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