How You Perceive Colors & The Ways Heat Can Make You Healthy

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That eerie feeling that someone is watching you—even when no one is there—can be surprisingly convincing. It feels almost like a sixth sense. But where does that sensation come from, and can you actually trust it? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10707330/ Color is everywhere, yet it’s surprisingly difficult to pin down. Are we all seeing the same colors—or just calling them by the same names? Why are some colors calming while others feel energizing or even unsettling? Kory Stamper, lexicographer and author of True Color: The Strange and Spectacular History of Defining Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink (https://amzn.to/4boSslv), explores how humans perceive, describe, and emotionally respond to…