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The Perfect Yellow
Jad and Robert wonder if maybe they could add to their color pallet. Jay Neitz wondered the same thing, sort of. Take a monkey that can't see red, for example. Couldn't you just give them the red cones...
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Rippin' the Rainbow a New One
We tear into this show with a dark scene from 1665. A young Isaac Newton, hoping to ride out the plague by heading to the country to puzzle over the deep mysteries of the universe, finds himself...
View ArticleColors
Our world is saturated in color, from soft hues to violent stains. How does something so intangible pack such a visceral punch? This hour, in the name of science and poetry, Jad and Robert tear the...
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PICS: Renderings of Amtrak's Future NYC Moynihan Station
Amtrak released an updated "vision" report for the Northeast corridor high-speed rail plan on Monday. Compared to the last vision report in 2010, capital cost projections are lower, ridership...
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Krulwich Wonders: When You're Visited by a Copy of Yourself, Stay Calm
You know Carl Linnaeus, right? The great Swedish naturalist who categorized plants and animals in the 1750s? He was a singular figure in botany. But when he got a headache, he stopped being singular....
View ArticleBoard of Elections Criticized Over Tiny Font
Several good government groups and local politicians are taking on the New York City Board of Elections over their decision to use a tiny font on the ballot for the general election next month.Citing...
View ArticleMyopia - Mark Mothersbaugh [Slideshow]
DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his new visual art exhibition, "Myopia."
View ArticleCommunity Schools to Offer Free Vision Screenings and Glasses
Many more public school students will get free vision screenings as well as free glasses donated by the New York-based company Warby Parker, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday.It's part of the...
View ArticleHow Looking at Art Can Improve Your Perception
Can looking at Monet's "Water Lilies" really improve your communication skills? Art historian Amy Herman explains how in Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life. The book is...
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Skin Vision in the Soviet Union
How would you describe the physical feeling of a color? Warm? Cold? Slippery? Coarse? Sticky? Would you be able to distinguish between colored objects without looking at them? This 1960s episode of...
View ArticleRippin’ the Rainbow an Even Newer One
One of our most popular episodes of all time was our Colors episode, where we introduced you to a sea creature that could see a rainbow far beyond what humans can experience.Peacock mantis shrimps are...
View ArticleVisible & Drive Straight Ahead
Two stories: What if there were an app for blind people that could describe to them what they can’t see? Not just directions like a GPS, but descriptions of objects that paint a picture. It doesn’t...
View ArticleNew Film Documents the Artistic Vision of the Visually Impaired
"Instead of running away from fear or terror, I'm the type of person that goes straight into it," filmmaker Rodney Evans told WNYC's cultural critic Rebecca Carroll, about his decision to make "Vision...
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