{"id":2469,"date":"2026-09-10T19:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/?p=2469"},"modified":"2026-09-10T19:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:39:59","slug":"fenton-kay-wants-to-mutate-our-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/10\/fenton-kay-wants-to-mutate-our-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Fenton Kay Wants to Mutate our Children!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatif2.jpg?resize=384%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatif2.jpg?w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatif2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lascruceswritersgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatif2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las Cruces Writer and biologist Fenton Kay is at it again, teaching the child in all of us about the biology of sensory systems in his new children&#8217;s book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/fenton-r-kay\/what-if-i-had-the-eyes-of-a-cat-or-the-ears-of-a-bat\/paperback\/product-q67n98j.html?q=Fenton+kay&amp;page=1&amp;pageSize=4\"><em>What If I Had The Eyes of a Cat or The Ears of a Bat?<\/em> Now available on Lulu<\/a>, the book takes me back to Thomas Nagel&#8217;s classic paper, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/What_Is_It_Like_to_Be_a_Bat%3F\">&#8220;What is it Like to be a Bat.&#8221;<\/a> that kicked off a greater appreciation of the conundrum of phenomenal conscious experience. Only now, I have to imagine not just holographic sonic terrain maps, but also enhanced night vision as I stalk through the tall grass. The child within me is fascinated!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a synopsis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children are fascinated by how the natural world works. This book introduces sensory biology at a preschooler or kindergartener level. The story is about a boy and his grandfather, but it could be a girl and her grandmother. It depends on who is reading the book and for whom.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las Cruces Writer and biologist Fenton Kay is at it again, teaching the child in all of us about the biology of sensory systems in his new children&#8217;s book, What If I Had The Eyes of a Cat or The Ears of a Bat? 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