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Seeing in the Dark
Meet the scientists and study subjects behind research into how senses work together to form perceptions of the world.



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Jef Akst
Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she started as an intern in 2009 after receiving a master’s degree from Indiana University in April 2009 studying the mating behavior of seahorses.View full profile