Indeed, this is one of my favorites of theirs; the vocal chorus is just too good. One thing I just noticed this run through though is that Brooke Watkins has a total ASMR voice (51:41).
Great episode - listened to it once before. BUT my fav is a related story about the Mantis shrimp (pic above). Trying to find an episode focused exclusively on the shrimp. Robert (and Jad?) observes the mantis' brutal attacks on prey in a tank. So I think there was discussion re: mantis' amazing color perception and its hunting behavior. Hoping my memory is correct. TY for your great production.
This episode was what got me into listening to podcasts! I loved how we are listening to a show, that is talking about something that we need to see, through musical analogies.
I would have paid more attention in science class if they told me Isaac Newton poked his own eye to learn about colors. In fact now that I think of it we only ever learned about his laws of physics, we never covered the prism topic. It wasn't until my mom went back to college and let me peruse her books did I find all this out. She also explained to me that newton's prism is what pink Floyd is referencing in their dark side of the moon album cover. Totally random but I always saw certain words and numbers as shapes as colors, what's that about?? I used to be deaf too, you guys think it's connected?
I'm making a worksheet based on this episode for a unit on perception. One of my favorite episodes of all time and still something I think about any time I find myself noticing color and hue.
Radio lab RULES!! THANK you guys. If you mix all the colors of a palette, you get brown, a brown you can’t reverse back to the colors you mixed to get the brn. If we mix all the organisms together on every land mass, we’ll get a sort of irreversible brn of only a few plants and animals.
I’ve listened to this episode so many times… It made me pay for it through iTunes. For the love of whatever is holy, can I pay someone on Fiverr to animate this for RUclips?!?!
Radio lab RULES!! THANK you guys. If you mix all the colors of a palette, you get brown, a brown you can’t reverse back to the colors you mixed to get the brn. If we mix all the organisms together on every land mass, we’ll get a sort of brn of only a few plants and animals, that will be very very hard to reverse
don't worry about bullets in trees, worry about bullets in kids... can u plz make an episode on these recursic events in America, and try to explain the weakness of the silent majority ?
I have a few early childhood memories with a very orangey-pink sky, in the middle of the day. Makes me wonder if it takes a while for our brains to learn how to see the way we learn to walk or talk... like the levels, the mixing of the cones, aren't calibrated for a while.
This episode was my first introduction to Radiolab. It was given as an assignment by my physics teacher during my high school junior year. Immediately got hooked and checked out the other episodes ever since then. Keep up the fantastic work! 👍🏻
So I uhh- I took this tetra-chromatic test online and I’m pretty sure I passed… basically most people should see around 20-32, but I was able to pick out around 40. Now- I’m gonna be doing more testing that doesn’t involve a phone, and to see the green and yellow areas took the most strain to make out but I can baaaarely tell they’re different. I also thought “wait- is this why I was always confused by why everyone kept saying ‘the dress is white and gold’??” Because I’ve always seen it as blue and black- HOWEVER I distinctly remember one morning waking up, having not seen that since I was a little kid, looking at it again and registering it as white and gold. It was the only time I could do so and I haven’t been able to ever since. Either way- take this with a grain of salt but if I am a tetrachromat, I’m gonna be so ABSOLUTELY PSYCHED!!! I’ll be trying to also do more tests to see if I can actually TRAIN it- if that’s even possible!
I have lost count how many times I have listened to this episode. A masterpiece!
ahh! me too!
Indeed, this is one of my favorites of theirs; the vocal chorus is just too good. One thing I just noticed this run through though is that Brooke Watkins has a total ASMR voice (51:41).
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I'm back at it.....and loving it
Makes me happy I’m not the only one.
This is my all time favorite Radiolab podcast. It's the one that got me hooked. Love it
You'll be singing "MANTIS SHRIMP" for days 🌈🦐
@@Radiolabpod never stopped since I heard it originally years ago lol
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A masterpiece! Mixing science, art, philosophy to tell a well produced story. Thank you for making us think.
Color-blind people: are we a joke to you?
Glad you posted this so I can be reminded to listen to it again. This might be my favorite episode so far.
I like the information but my god is the choir annoying
Great episode - listened to it once before. BUT my fav is a related story about the Mantis shrimp (pic above). Trying to find an episode focused exclusively on the shrimp. Robert (and Jad?) observes the mantis' brutal attacks on prey in a tank. So I think there was discussion re: mantis' amazing color perception and its hunting behavior. Hoping my memory is correct. TY for your great production.
This episode was what got me into listening to podcasts! I loved how we are listening to a show, that is talking about something that we need to see, through musical analogies.
the first ever episode i listened to.... and the rest is history. love you Radiolab
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I would have paid more attention in science class if they told me Isaac Newton poked his own eye to learn about colors. In fact now that I think of it we only ever learned about his laws of physics, we never covered the prism topic. It wasn't until my mom went back to college and let me peruse her books did I find all this out. She also explained to me that newton's prism is what pink Floyd is referencing in their dark side of the moon album cover. Totally random but I always saw certain words and numbers as shapes as colors, what's that about?? I used to be deaf too, you guys think it's connected?
I've played the elder scrolls oblivion enough to know that that was Wes Johnson reading passages from Homer. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
53:02 - Black and white are all I see in my infancy. Red and yellow then came to be, reaching out to me, lets me see.
I'm making a worksheet based on this episode for a unit on perception. One of my favorite episodes of all time and still something I think about any time I find myself noticing color and hue.
I constantly refer people to this episode to introduce Radiolab to them
Thank you! Keep the referrals coming ;)
Radio lab RULES!! THANK you guys. If you mix all the colors of a palette, you get brown, a brown you can’t reverse back to the colors you mixed to get the brn. If we mix all the organisms together on every land mass, we’ll get a sort of irreversible brn of only a few plants and animals.
The apple scenario sounds like it's taken from the giver! Great book
I think there would be plenty of natural phenomena that tetrachromats can see.
I love radio lab! pleased to find you here in the you tube box!!
Glad you found us here! We're just getting started.
The best episode. Everyone should listen to this multiple times in their life
This channel already has THE Greatest hit.
Yup ;) 🦐🌈
I like that shimp
Lateralus
:) i love it thanks
I’ve listened to this episode so many times… It made me pay for it through iTunes. For the love of whatever is holy, can I pay someone on Fiverr to animate this for RUclips?!?!
Radio lab RULES!! THANK you guys. If you mix all the colors of a palette, you get brown, a brown you can’t reverse back to the colors you mixed to get the brn. If we mix all the organisms together on every land mass, we’ll get a sort of brn of only a few plants and animals, that will be very very hard to reverse
don't worry about bullets in trees, worry about bullets in kids... can u plz make an episode on these recursic events in America, and try to explain the weakness of the silent majority ?
I have a few early childhood memories with a very orangey-pink sky, in the middle of the day. Makes me wonder if it takes a while for our brains to learn how to see the way we learn to walk or talk... like the levels, the mixing of the cones, aren't calibrated for a while.
This episode was my first introduction to Radiolab. It was given as an assignment by my physics teacher during my high school junior year. Immediately got hooked and checked out the other episodes ever since then. Keep up the fantastic work! 👍🏻
The Mantis Shrimp is fast too. These creatures can hit prey at speeds of approximately 51 miles per hour!
I discovered I can see more colors than most people. The world is amazing!
This was by far my favorite episode😍
the section where you talk about tetrachromats, you play a unique cover of "Paint It Black" where can i find the full version of that cover?
I think theses a list on their website of all the songs they got for this episode
A favorite. Right up there with fu-go.
Instantly liked as soon as I heard rainbow connection
Please share Radiolab on Mastodon.
Please?
Favorite podcast episode of all time
What episode number is this
The choirs were EPIC.
Maantiisss ssshrriiimmp!!!!hallelujah!!!
MAAANNTTIISSS SSHRRRIIIMMMMPP!
So I uhh- I took this tetra-chromatic test online and I’m pretty sure I passed… basically most people should see around 20-32, but I was able to pick out around 40. Now- I’m gonna be doing more testing that doesn’t involve a phone, and to see the green and yellow areas took the most strain to make out but I can baaaarely tell they’re different.
I also thought “wait- is this why I was always confused by why everyone kept saying ‘the dress is white and gold’??” Because I’ve always seen it as blue and black- HOWEVER I distinctly remember one morning waking up, having not seen that since I was a little kid, looking at it again and registering it as white and gold. It was the only time I could do so and I haven’t been able to ever since.
Either way- take this with a grain of salt but if I am a tetrachromat, I’m gonna be so ABSOLUTELY PSYCHED!!! I’ll be trying to also do more tests to see if I can actually TRAIN it- if that’s even possible!