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59: Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue
Episode 59

59: Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue

The Why Files: Operation Podcast · The Why Files: Operation Podcast

June 26, 202212m 13s

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Here's a philosophical question for you. If a color doesn't have a name, can we still see it? Many years ago, the human eye evolved to give us the ability to see about a million colors. That's a lot. Then how come, until very recently, nobody saw or even heard of the color blue? Well, it's because blue just -- didn't exist yet. Let's find out why.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support