I’ve made two episodes of my Inner Cosmos podcast on one of my favorite subjects: color.
What’s the very specific reason hunters wear orange? Why do birds and bees fly to totally different flowers? Why do most mammals’ eyes look like they’ve evolved for moving around at night, and why are some primates different — especially those with less hair on their faces? And what does any of this have to do with road signs, camouflage, mantis shrimp, the sun, the dress that broke the internet, and women who can see more colors than you can?
This episode (and the next, which I’ll post soon) is about the amazing and often under-appreciated topic of color – and if I do my job right, this will allow you to see the world with fresh eyes.
Further reading:
Eagleman, David M. (2001) Visual Illusions and Neurobiology. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 2(12): 920-6.
David Eagleman & Jonathan Downar (2023) Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective. Oxford University Press.
