So colors are a spectrum, right? Then who says each culture should carve out the same number of colors with similar names? How did we happen upon similar rules?
If you feel like you really understand the world around you — and are enjoying that feeling today — you might want to skip this one.
The crayola-fication of the world: How we gave colors names, and it messed with our brains
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Fascinating…
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As a synæsthetic this is especially pertinent.
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