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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What industries (other than television manufacturing) may benefit from the way the human eye sees color?
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- Educator Colm Kelleher
- Director Jeremiah Dickey
- Narrator Colm Kelleher
