Sight

38 min • 15 november 2022

Before you listen, just take a moment to think about how sight works: Light comes out of the sun, bounces off of a tree (or whatever), goes inside of your head, and hits some nerves which send signals to your brain which turns that into an image of a tree (or whatever)... I wouldn't believe it if I weren't looking at this screen and typing these words right now!

Also, what better medium to talk about seeing stuff than a podcast!

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[Trivia Question]

Colossal squid eye size

https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover-collections/read-watch-play/science/anatomy-colossal-squid/eyes-colossal-squid

https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/largest-eye-world-giant-squid

[Fact Off]

Climbing vine can mimic plastic plant leaves

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-02229-8

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-sneaky-life-of-the-worlds-most-mysterious-plant