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The Calculations Of Light

  • The colour-sensitive receptors that humans have, called melanopsin, measure the amount of blue or yellow light in the atmosphere and likewise regulate our circadian rhythm.
  • Human beings have Cone Cells, which are of three types, Red, Blue, and Green, and have evolved much later than the receptors in the brain.

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Colour Is A Private Sensation

  • Research proves that the universal emotional responses that we have when we see a colour tend to be the same, even if the actual colour is different, as our conscious perception of those colours varies.
  • The day-night cycle of living things is impacted by t...

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My Red Is Your Blue

About 1 per cent of American men suffer from red-green colour blindness.

Recent experiments challenge the accepted notion that all of us have the same default perception of the colours we see. A person’s red could be the other person’s blue, technically, but still...

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The colours of a aurora boralis are pink, green, yellow, blue, violet, and occasionally orange and white.

  • When the particles mix with oxygen, yellow and green are produced.
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The amount of light that enters your house

The amount of light in your home can promote your well-being by helping your body follow its natural circadian rhythm, making you more active and alert.

Design features like translucent curtains, light wood flooring, and matte surfaces to invite more sunshine into your hom...

Not all light is the same

Some kinds of light make you more alert and more awake, and others have less of an effect:

  • Sunlight is strong in blue, short-wavelength light, although it includes all other colors as well. That’s important in the morning when we need to be alert and awake.
  • Your tablet, pho...

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