Understanding the Quantum World Season 1 Episode 18
Understanding the Quantum World
Season 1

Ep 18. Quantum Mechanics and Color Vision

  • TV-PG
  • March 29, 2019
  • 28 min

Probe the quantum events that underlie color vision, discovering the role of the retinal molecule in detecting different frequencies of photons as they strike cone cells in the eye's retina. Also investigate the source of color blindness, most common in men, as well as its inverse, tetrachromacy, which is the ability to see an extra channel of color information, possessed by some women.

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  • First Aired
    March 29, 2019
  • Content Rating
    TV-PG
  • Runtime
    28 min
  • Language
    English
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