Jason Silva on Color | Brain Games

color is not an inherent quality of

color is not an inherent quality of objects in the world color is a

objects in the world color is a

objects in the world color is a construct color is an illusion created

construct color is an illusion created

construct color is an illusion created between your brain interacting with the

between your brain interacting with the

between your brain interacting with the properties of luminescence reflectivity

properties of luminescence reflectivity

properties of luminescence reflectivity and shadow think about the take away of

and shadow think about the take away of

and shadow think about the take away of that idea we can only know the world

that idea we can only know the world

that idea we can only know the world through the signals that are perceived

through the signals that are perceived

through the signals that are perceived through our instruments that we call the

through our instruments that we call the

through our instruments that we call the sense our consciousness sits in our

sense our consciousness sits in our

sense our consciousness sits in our brain which sits behind two inches of

brain which sits behind two inches of

brain which sits behind two inches of skull our eyes are not windows from

skull our eyes are not windows from

skull our eyes are not windows from which our brain sees the world the world

which our brain sees the world the world

which our brain sees the world the world is constructed for you by your brain

is constructed for you by your brain

is constructed for you by your brain using the limited information that it

using the limited information that it

using the limited information that it can receive through the senses the rest

can receive through the senses the rest

can receive through the senses the rest is fill in the blank it’s a theater that

is fill in the blank it’s a theater that

is fill in the blank it’s a theater that we put on for ourselves we can never

we put on for ourselves we can never

we put on for ourselves we can never know the world directly all we can know

know the world directly all we can know

know the world directly all we can know is a representation of rendering a

is a representation of rendering a

is a representation of rendering a cosmic dance between our brain and those

cosmic dance between our brain and those

cosmic dance between our brain and those signals coming in and our brain is

signals coming in and our brain is

signals coming in and our brain is throwing in intention expectations

throwing in intention expectations

throwing in intention expectations preconceptions stereotypes all these

preconceptions stereotypes all these

preconceptions stereotypes all these things are also informing what we

things are also informing what we

things are also informing what we perceive you start with this idea that

perceive you start with this idea that

perceive you start with this idea that color doesn’t exist you end with the

color doesn’t exist you end with the

color doesn’t exist you end with the idea that nothing really can be known

idea that nothing really can be known

idea that nothing really can be known directly so that everything it is itself

directly so that everything it is itself

directly so that everything it is itself a rendering or a simulation