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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. In this hour, we talk about the hidden language of finger gestures, the future of Braille, and the joys and challenges of animating fingers for DreamWorks.

GUESTS:

  • Kensy Cooperrider: Cognitive scientist, writer, and host of the podcast Many Minds
  • 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.

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