Colour

A man painting colour patterns on a flat surface.

Do you see what I see?

Have you thought about?

  • What is colour?
  • How do our eyes see colour?
  • Is the colour you see the same as other people see? 
  • Are there more colours than humans can see?
  • What is colour?
  • How do our eyes see colour?
  • Is the colour you see the same as other people see? 
  • Are there more colours than humans can see?

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Discover what influenses our perception of colour, the visible and invisible spectrum, how certain types of optical illusions work.

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