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Nov 2022
56m 11s

Vision

ELLIE ANDERSON, PH.D. AND DAVID PEñA-GUZMáN, PH.D.
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And at last I see the light. In episode 64 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss vision in the second installment of their ongoing series on the five senses. They discuss the prevalence of visual metaphors for knowledge, and why sight has historically been the most privileged of the senses. Ellie and David talk about the difference between Greek and Vedic ap ... Show More
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