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what most people think of when they look

what most people think of when they look at the world they think other animals

at the world they think other animals

at the world they think other animals probably see the world pretty much the

probably see the world pretty much the

probably see the world pretty much the same way and only with time do we

same way and only with time do we

same way and only with time do we realize that of course other animals

realize that of course other animals

realize that of course other animals don’t see the same things we see that

don’t see the same things we see that

don’t see the same things we see that takes a sort of philosophical question

takes a sort of philosophical question

takes a sort of philosophical question is what is the animal actually seeing

is what is the animal actually seeing

is what is the animal actually seeing it’s impossible to know because it goes

it’s impossible to know because it goes

it’s impossible to know because it goes into a brain that’s very alien to ours

into a brain that’s very alien to ours

into a brain that’s very alien to ours it goes through processes that we don’t

it goes through processes that we don’t

it goes through processes that we don’t use when we process visual stimuli the

use when we process visual stimuli the

use when we process visual stimuli the animal does things with that information

animal does things with that information

animal does things with that information that we don’t do so it’s really hard to

that we don’t do so it’s really hard to

that we don’t do so it’s really hard to know the most simple eyes just tell an

know the most simple eyes just tell an

know the most simple eyes just tell an animal when it’s light and when it’s

animal when it’s light and when it’s

animal when it’s light and when it’s dark and then you get eyes like ours

dark and then you get eyes like ours

dark and then you get eyes like ours that have color vision and very very

that have color vision and very very

that have color vision and very very good spatial vision and conceive very

good spatial vision and conceive very

good spatial vision and conceive very complex detail the development of eyes

complex detail the development of eyes

complex detail the development of eyes can be categorized into four stages from

can be categorized into four stages from

can be categorized into four stages from simple to complex stage one is the

simple to complex stage one is the

simple to complex stage one is the simplest form light falling on just a

simplest form light falling on just a

simplest form light falling on just a few photoreceptors allows an animal to

few photoreceptors allows an animal to

few photoreceptors allows an animal to sense light and dark at stage two

sense light and dark at stage two

sense light and dark at stage two organisms can now tell which direction

organisms can now tell which direction

organisms can now tell which direction light is coming from in stage three two

light is coming from in stage three two

light is coming from in stage three two distinct eyes appear the first is a

distinct eyes appear the first is a

distinct eyes appear the first is a cupped eye with more photoreceptors the

cupped eye with more photoreceptors the

cupped eye with more photoreceptors the second is a compound eye that adds more

second is a compound eye that adds more

second is a compound eye that adds more cups both types in stage 3 can produce

cups both types in stage 3 can produce

cups both types in stage 3 can produce crude images of objects in stage 4 the

crude images of objects in stage 4 the

crude images of objects in stage 4 the most advanced eyes perform complex

most advanced eyes perform complex

most advanced eyes perform complex visual tasks lenses corneas and irises

visual tasks lenses corneas and irises

visual tasks lenses corneas and irises focus light on photoreceptors creating

focus light on photoreceptors creating

focus light on photoreceptors creating sharp clear vision this entire evolution

sharp clear vision this entire evolution

sharp clear vision this entire evolution from simple to complex could

from simple to complex could

from simple to complex could theoretically happen in less than half a

theoretically happen in less than half a

theoretically happen in less than half a million years

people have asked me if I could be any

people have asked me if I could be any animal at all what animal would I like

animal at all what animal would I like

animal at all what animal would I like to be in terms of their vision it would

to be in terms of their vision it would

to be in terms of their vision it would only be right to say this since I work

only be right to say this since I work

only be right to say this since I work on them so much of my time I would

on them so much of my time I would

on them so much of my time I would really like to know how I manage room

really like to know how I manage room

really like to know how I manage room see the room their their perception of

see the room their their perception of

see the room their their perception of the world is so different both in terms

the world is so different both in terms

the world is so different both in terms of their sense of color their sense of

of their sense of color their sense of

of their sense of color their sense of parts of the spectrum that we don’t see

parts of the spectrum that we don’t see

parts of the spectrum that we don’t see it all and also the way that their their

it all and also the way that their their

it all and also the way that their their eyes are multiple so that each eye sees

eyes are multiple so that each eye sees

eyes are multiple so that each eye sees the same thing multiple times from

the same thing multiple times from

the same thing multiple times from different points of view I think I’d

different points of view I think I’d

different points of view I think I’d probably if I got myself into the mind

probably if I got myself into the mind

probably if I got myself into the mind of a manager but I’d have no idea what

of a manager but I’d have no idea what

of a manager but I’d have no idea what was going on and I would never be able

was going on and I would never be able

was going on and I would never be able to tell myself oh this is how they see

to tell myself oh this is how they see

to tell myself oh this is how they see that’s that’s the thing that I’m afraid

that’s that’s the thing that I’m afraid

that’s that’s the thing that I’m afraid of but I still like to spend at least a

of but I still like to spend at least a

of but I still like to spend at least a few minutes seeing how a management sees

few minutes seeing how a management sees

few minutes seeing how a management sees the world