Island of the Colorblind - Part 1 of 6

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This is a well done series of videos on color blindness.

"Oliver Sacks visits the Pacific atoll of Pingelap to visit an isolated community of islanders born totally colorblind."

 

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM06G26X-rQ
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x16fMHgjEp8&feature=related
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izSVbHoc4hU&feature=related
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0RorHKC2p4&feature=related
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0OPtyUnthQ&feature=related
Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxPf4ASQ0ZM&feature=related

 

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I found these videos pretty interesting! I liked getting see Mr. I. and putting a face to the story. The island is a neat place I was glad to see that they provided some tips/help to the colorblind that live there. I found it interesting that the colorblind could see so well and be productive at night - especially that their blinking pretty much stopped. I thought our narrator/author was an odd but good guy. I hope someday that he will be able to find his indigo color again...

I agree with Annie. Seeing pictures of Mr. I was nice. The island was beautiful! I wonder if the glasses fad caught on. The distinctive blinking of the eyes was new info for me. I also found the author very interesting and passionate. I understood why he was talking about his elusive indigo color here and I had to look up indigo to see if what I was imagining was correct...and it was. Cool starfish!

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