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The evolution of the human eye - Joshua Harvey

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The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few quadrillion, or switch focus from the screen in front of you to the distant horizon in a third of a second. How did these complex structures evolve? Joshua Harvey details the 500 million year story of the human eye.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Joshua Harvey
Director
Outis
Sound Designer
Ivan Mirković Bamby
Composer
Bojana Vunturišević
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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