Fluorescence seems like technology, but we actually have a lot of fluorescence in nature too. Fluorescence in the animal world can be important signals vital to the species. In stones, fluorescence is due to impurities and inclusions, or, in fluorite, one of the main features defining the rock. How did we get Fluorescence in Nature? […]
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“We see things not as they are but as we are.” ~Immanuel Kant Can you trust what you see? But forget what you see.. can you trust what you perceive? The answer is no, and you’ll be convinced of that after reading about these 9 tricks of visual perception. In truth, there are very many
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Was the dancing plague real? The art depicting the dancing manias over the years 1000-1600 can tell us a lot about the physical circumstances in a way the written accounts cannot. They also can confirm some interpretations of the written accounts. Plus, art is nice to look at. Let’s see what the art of the
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How fluorescence works may seem mysterious, but it’s a simply step by step process. You don’t need to know much about chemistry to actually understand what happens. We just have to be comfortable imagining the inside of a molecule, where busy bee electrons buzz with their respective energies. They are easily influenced by incoming light,
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It’s easy to take the variety of colors we experience for granted without knowing the history of pigments. Long before industrial processes fine-tuned the methods of producing nearly any color, unique pigmentation methods were the secrets of artisans, discovered through generations of experimentation. We see the use of color for symbolism and aesthetics on all
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