In Living Color

Big Picture Science

Science, Technology

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The world is a colorful place, and human eyes have evolved to take it in – from vermillion red to bright tangerine to cobalt blue. But when we do, are you and I seeing the same thing? Find out why color perception is a trick of the brain, and why you and I may not see the same shade of green. Or blue. Or red. Also, platypuses and the growing club of fluorescent mammals, and the first new blue pigment in more than two centuries. Guests: Paula Anich – Associate Professor of Natural Resources, Northland College Michaela Carlson – Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Northland College Rob DeSalle – Curator at the American Museum of Natural History, and co-author of “A Natural History of Color: the Science Behind What We See and How We See It” Mas Subramanian – Professor of Materials Science at Oregon State University originally aired March 8, 2021 Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact [email protected] to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.5	wherever you get your podcasts. The world is a colorful place and human eyes have evolved to take in all its chromatic
1:15.8	splendor from vermilion red to bright tangerine to cobalt blue.
1:20.3	But when we do, are you and I seeing the same thing?
1:24.0	What you might be seeing is red might be very different from what I'm seeing as red.
1:29.0	My wife likes a color, which I don't like. I like the color she doesn't like. She will say, oh, this is maybe a little bit
1:35.3	brighter, maybe, but I said, no, it looks good. Your eyes respond to only three
1:39.7	different colors or wavelength bands of light. This trichromatic view is different than that of other animals.
1:45.9	We can see both more colors and fewer depending on the animal.
1:49.8	Also, humans can't see into the ultraviolet or infrared like some critters can.
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