We also felt responsible for conveying through our work that science does not necessarily mean an austere conception of the human. We also wanted to promote a certain humanist conception of scientific research that could, through emphasizing the universality of sensory experiences prevent the dangers of a reductionist view. Instead of chasing analytic academic publica-tions and improving our citation index, we need a philosophy of Slow Thought to ease thinking into a more playful and porous dialogue about what it means to live (Nicola, 2018), and take time to learn from other domains of knowledge, to remain filled with wonder at the diversity of human productions across time and cultures.

— Sensory Experiences by Danièle Dubois, Caroline Cance, Matt Coler, and 2 others