http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/07/20/monet_gauguin_using_art_to_make_better_doctors/?page=full This article is from 2008, but I think the courses described in it are still being used to help medical students improve their diagnostic skills. One course takes med students to the MFA to have them observe and discuss works … Continue reading
We all learn in elementary school that the colors of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors and orange, green, and purple are the secondary colors. However, we learned … Continue reading
In 2013 the UN proclaimed that 2015 would be the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, or IYL for short. By doing so, the UN has reinforced the necessity of light; it is vital to not only human life … Continue reading
Dogs have only two kinds of cones in their retinas, whereas humans have three. As the video above explains, the lack of a third kind of cone does not mean that dogs see in only black and white. They can also … Continue reading
After learning so much interesting facts about color, I wanted to learn more about color blind. I first started out by testing for color blind in this website. http://enchroma.com/test/instructions/ And it told me that I have normal color vision. … Continue reading
Dressgate 2015: What color is that dress?! Is it blue and black or yellow and gold? As we discussed in class, building off of Professor Conway’s lecture earlier in the semester just after the dress controversy, color vision is affected … Continue reading
http://brainden.com/color-illusions.htm After our discussion with Prof. Bevil Conway in class about the various optical illusions like that of the famous dress and the Rubik’s cube, I was intrigued and wanted to experience some more optical illusions firsthand. I came across … Continue reading
Last week’s discussion on color and how we detect it really interested me. I was especially interested on the artistic side of color since I am especially drawn to artwork that contains really vibrant colors. Professor Conway’s discussion of Matisse … Continue reading
Daniel Tammet is considered autistic. While some of his social skills are said to be compromised by this ‘condition,’ his cognitive and linguistic skills have been able to develop to a very complex system. He tells us that his mind … Continue reading
After our discussion in class about the dynamics of the eye and how they are able to see color, was interested in learning more about how eyes work. I learned that eyes can be different sizes and this leads to … Continue reading