Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue

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Previously titled “59: Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026

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Recorded26 Jun 2022

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CollectionAudioscrape Public Library

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Here's a philosophical question for you. If a color doesn't have a name, can we still see it? Many years ago, the human eye evolved to give us the ability to see about a million colors. That's a lot. Then how come, until very recently, nobody saw or even heard of the color blue? Well, it's because blue just -- didn't exist yet. Let's find out why. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support

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