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The Reality of Color Is Perception

An argument for a new definition of color.

July 21, 2015

Why Red Means Red in Almost Every Language

The confounding consistency of color categories.

July 20, 2015

The Ambiguous Colors of Nanotechnology

Kate Nichols’ nanoparticle paints have changed how she sees color.

July 20, 2015

Red-Eyed Magpies, White-Speckled Ravens, & Other Birds of Unusual Feathers

The strange plumage of genetically mutated birds.

July 14, 2015

The Quest to Mimic Nature’s Trickiest Colors

An artist struggles to reproduce the iridescence of the natural world.

July 13, 2015

The Phantasmagoria of the First Hand-Painted Films

How the silent screen burst to life with color.

July 13, 2015

What Color Is This Song?

Test your inner synesthesia.

July 13, 2015

How Pantone Colors Your World

Why your wardrobe is wine-hued this year.

July 13, 2015