Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue

Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue

Here's a philosophical question for you. If a color doesn't have a name, can we still see it? Many years ago, the human eye evolved to give us the ability to see about a million colors. That's a lot. Then how come, until very recently, nobody saw or even heard of the color blue? Well, it's because blue just -- didn't exist yet. Let's find out why. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?

When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?

When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?   As long as people have been alive, they've wanted to stay alive.    For centuries, explorers have searched for the fountain of youth. And today, s...

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The Latitude Society - Game, Business, or Cult? (Yes.)

The Latitude Society - Game, Business, or Cult? (Yes.)

THE LATITUDE.  How do you join a cult without knowing it?   Here's how it happened to thousands of people in San Francisco just a few years ago. You're with a trusted friend; maybe on a hike, or sitti...

26 Kesä 202220min

The Phantom Time Hypothesis -- The Middle Ages Never Happened

The Phantom Time Hypothesis -- The Middle Ages Never Happened

According to a German historian, the year is actually 1724. He says our calendar is a lie and a big chunk of the Middle Ages never happened.   Which says that back in 1000 AD, there was a conspiracy b...

26 Kesä 202213min

NY's Windowless Skyscraper actually a NSA Spy Hub called TITANPOINTE

NY's Windowless Skyscraper actually a NSA Spy Hub called TITANPOINTE

TITANPOINTE.  New York City has skyscrapers of all shapes and sizes. But why does this 500 foot tall, 29-story building have no windows, no lights and no markings at all?  Because it's a top-secret NS...

26 Kesä 202218min

Tesla's technology to talk to spirits of the dead

Tesla's technology to talk to spirits of the dead

GHOST PHONE vs SPIRIT RADIO.  Edison versus Tesla. One of history's greatest rivalries. They would never admit it but as different as these men were, they also had many similarities. For instance, the...

26 Kesä 202214min

Area 51 Airline? | JANET: The Secret Government Airline That Doesn't Exist

Area 51 Airline? | JANET: The Secret Government Airline That Doesn't Exist

JANET AIRLINES.  Heard of Janet Airlines? No? Good. That's exactly what the US government wants. One of the government's biggest secrets is hiding in plain sight. In Las Vegas.  Janet is the top-secre...

26 Kesä 202215min

Polybius: The Addictive Mind Control Game That's More Truth than Legend

Polybius: The Addictive Mind Control Game That's More Truth than Legend

Was Polybius real? In 1981, an arcade in Portland was the scene of countless gamers coming down with migraines, having heart attacks, seizures and strokes. Local teens were suffering from amnesia and ...

26 Kesä 202216min

Comparing Earth technology with alien civilizations | The Kardashev Scale

Comparing Earth technology with alien civilizations | The Kardashev Scale

THE KARDASHEV SCALE.  We have no idea what an alien civilization would look like. Humans are evolved primates. What if an alien species is reptilian? Or more like an insect? Or a hybrid of these? Or m...

26 Kesä 202220min

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