The Broken Brain

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Ever wonder why fire trucks are red? Or how that interacts with the rods and cones in your eyes? and how Henry Ford didn't color up his cars?

No? Well now you can!!!!! In this week's dive into history, we're learning about the ability to see color, what helps and doesn't, and why we continue to do things just because it's what we've done before.

The full episode is available only to the super special patrons, but here is the first 5 minutes of this bonus episode

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