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EPISODE · Jul 11, 2009 · 57 MIN

Here's Looking at You - the Science of Vision

from The Naked Scientists Podcast · host The Naked Scientists

We seek the Science of Sight on this week's Naked Scientists, discovering how deep sea fish use clever bioluminescence and biological mirrors to cope with the darkness of the deep. We hear how our brains choose what sights to pay attention to, and what a bees brain can teach us about how we see optical illusions. Plus, salt-tolerant GM crops, statins stalled by sluggish blood and how the turtle got it's shell. In Kitchen Science, we fool our eyes into seeing confusing colours... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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