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.
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Explain what happens when someone is color blind. Does this alter his or her ability to see in the dark?
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- Educator Colm Kelleher
- Director Jeremiah Dickey
- Narrator Colm Kelleher
