What is Color? — Starts With A Bang! — Medium

This article is Ethan Siegel's response to Alan Alda's challenge to explain color in 300 words of less.  He meets that challenge, albeit with a lot of visual aids. It’s one of our most common experiences, and we all know it when we see it. But what, exactly, is color? Where does it come from, … Continue reading What is Color? — Starts With A Bang! — Medium

Talking Neanderthals challenge the origins of speech

I've posted before about how I think that language is very ancient, probably evolving over hundreds of thousands of years, possibly millions.  The evidence for this view continues to mount.  It now looks like there's stronger evidence that Neanderthals could talk. We humans like to think of ourselves as unique for many reasons, not least … Continue reading Talking Neanderthals challenge the origins of speech