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In the video he said that we recognise it as brown because we learned the name for it and thus recognise it independently. Is that idea compatible with us havin
by martin-adams 7y ago
In the video he said that we recognise it as brown because we learned the name for it and thus recognise it independently. Is that idea compatible with us having more red and green cone cells than blue - i.e. having more resolution to recognise brown?
- haydenchambers 7y agoThere was a study done on groups of people from landlocked tribes that had more language for ‘earth tones’ vs those that lived near sea with more language for blues and their ability to actually notice different hues. Chicken and egg?
- marci 7y agoAlso a matter of context. Brown is orange and grey can be red. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJBfn07gZ30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJBfn07gZ30 Here's a part of a documentary talking about the cultural aspect of how we perceive colours and the power of naming a color (with the Himba people) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xl7eh1 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xl7eh1
- MarioMan 7y agoThere is certainly a cultural aspect to it. Tom Scott's video on the matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TtnD4jmCDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TtnD4jmCDQ