How we see color - Colm Kelleher
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There are three types of color receptors in your eye: red, green and blue. But how do we see the amazing kaleidoscope of other colors that make up our world? Colm Kelleher explains how humans can see everything from auburn to aquamarine.
What would happen if you mixed blue light and red light? What would happen if you mixed blue pigment and red pigment?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Colm Kelleher
- Director Jeremiah Dickey
- Narrator Colm Kelleher
