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How do you know what you see is “real”?

June 22, 2020 in Psychology, Vision

A fascinating article from Vox.com about perception. The science of optical illusions shows that “reality” is constructed by your brain.

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Tags: Color Perception, vision
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The World Has Millions of Colors. Why Do We Only Name a Few? 

September 20, 2017 in Color, Light, Psychology, Vision

This article explains an interesting new theory on why we have names for some colors, and why colors are named in the same order for almost all languages.

Tags: Color Perception
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The scientific reason your world brightens up when you do

September 3, 2015 in Color, Psychology, Vision

The connection between our emotions and how we see the world is more than just metaphor, one study found.

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About The Author

Jason Livingston IES, LC, LEED Green Associate is the principal of Studio T+L. In addition to his extensive design career, he has taught theatrical and architectural lighting design in New York City since 1993. He currently teaches architectural lighting design at Parsons The New School For Design and Pratt Institute.
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