Science for the People

#586 Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made Us Modern


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In "Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made us Modern", author Adam Rogers takes readers on a journey from prehistoric pigments to experiments working to make hues that exist only in the mind. This week, host Carolyn Wilke speaks with Adam Rogers about the evolution of the science of color and how it has influenced culture and history. We dip into the technology of paints and pigments and how they've colored the world and consider the role of the mind, as neuroscientists and linguists have sought to understand our perception of color and the language we use to describe...
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Science for the PeopleBy Rachelle Saunders, Bethany Brookshire, Anika Hazra, & Marion Kilgour