Colors

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Natural Sciences, Science

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2012

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Our world is saturated in color, from soft hues to violent stains. How does something so intangible pack such a visceral punch? This hour, in the name of science and poetry, Jad and Robert tear the rainbow to pieces.

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0:00.0	Wait, you're listening.
0:01.1	Okay.
0:02.4	All right.
0:03.7	Okay.
0:05.0	All right.
0:06.5	You're listening to Radio Lab.
0:09.4	Radio Lab.
0:10.0	From W-N-Y-C.
0:12.8	See?
0:13.1	Yep.
0:14.6	And N-P-R.
0:17.1	And I assume we're live on the air now.
0:21.0	We don't do live. Have you guys ever talked to each other? I don't think live on the air now. We don't do live.
0:22.0	Have you guys ever talked to each other?
0:23.3	I don't think so, no.
0:25.0	Oh, so this is Chad of Boonrod.
0:26.9	Well, hi.
0:27.8	This is Jim Glick.
0:28.5	Hi, how are you?
0:29.4	Fine. How are you?
0:30.4	Pretty good. Pretty good.
0:36.2	Rainbows, rainbows. Okay, so we're going to start today with author James Glick. As I recall,
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