Ancient Greeks Couldn't See Blue DEBUNKED Once and For All
The ancient Greeks and all ancient people couldn't see blue. Were they all colour blind? Let's debunk this myth once and for all.
Links to the videos I'm responding too. Check out the channels!
ASAPscience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1-WuBbVe2E
Why Files: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=totDkXxKOXg
Inquire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh8rSomEFS0
Garrett Robinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H98jOP9p5g
Ancient Greece Revisited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE4T-pfU5wc (Nice video)
Vsauce2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIg5HkyauoY (Great video overall, but uses the animals are not blue excuse too)
More content on Ancient Greek Colors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy89u8OB-co
Probably the best video on this topic out there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Nv1qpIQq4
VERY GOOD RECOMMENDED ARTICLE on the topic: https://www.slowboring.com/p/g....reeks-blue?triedSign
Contents of This Video
- Intro
1 - The structure of the argument
2 – There is no Blue and Yet It's Everywhere
3 – Ancient Egyptian Blue and Trade
4 – Blue Pigment Scientific Analysis
5 – Dynamics of Colour Perception in Communication
6 – Where The Ancient Greeks Colour Blind?
7 - From The Mind of The Ancients
8 - Light Vs Darkness
9 – A Sky of Bronze And Iron
10 - The Hexadecimal Code
11 - Science of Linguistic Color Perception: The Himba Experiment
12 – Athena's Eyes: cognitive differences
13 – Animals Are Not Blue, Neither Are Screens
14 – Colour, A Visual Construct of Our Mind
- Conclusion
#blue #ancientgreece #myth
