Ep. 103: Vision

On the third episode of "The Tardigrade Chronicles", host Alan S. Rudolph turns his focus to vision, and the ongoing efforts that have been made to replicate or improve upon the evolutionary designs of visual systems. From the Cambrian Explosion to today, the power of sight has been one of the most useful biological traits an organism can have, and this episode helps illuminate the myriad of ways humans have been trying - with tools from eyeglasses to neural implants to VR headsets - to recreate the marvel that is the eye, and why that remains such a profound challenge.Produced by Halteres Associates.