What If Everyone Was Albino?

Imagine how different your life would be if you had a condition that affected your vision, made being outdoors risky, and set your appearance apart. This episode explores what life would be like if you were albino. Would you have red eyes? How would your genes differ? Why could the Sun be dangerous? What exactly is albinism? Why are albinos sensitive to light? How does their melanin differ? What is ocular albinism? For the transcript and sources, visit our website. Get our 100 best episodes in a book: The What If 100 Book Join this channel for perks: YouTube Membership Watch more scenarios: Planet Earth The Cosmos Technology Your Body Humanity Get t-shirts and merch: What If Store Suggest an episode: Here Subscribe to our newsletter: Newsletter Feedback and inquiries: Contact Us Follow us on: Instagram Twitter Facebook Explore in other languages: Spanish, Mandarin Podcast: Listen Here Produced by Underknown in Toronto: Underknown Supporters: Batman, Kristopher Kirby, Omar Rodríguez, Mohamed Al Hammadi #albino #albinism #pigmentation #sunexposure #ocularalbinism #genetics #lightsensitivity #WhatIf See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d86a6e64c4b83e7e5195c Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices