Synesthesia
May 29, 2018
4% of people are said to have Synesthesia, a trait which results in a crossing of sense experience such as seeing music as color. In this super heady episode, the Babes tackle this fascinating topic discussing everything from scientific studies to contemporary artists to cyborgs. Asking the ever important question, if you could paint a song, which one would you pick?
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Color Theory Part 1 -
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Featured Artist: Zach Clark
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Links
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/the-color-of-music/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkRbebvoYqI
http://mentalfloss.com/article/88417/12-famous-artists-synesthesia
https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/gyxq73/melissa-mccracken-synesthesia-painter-interview
https://denverartmuseum.org/article/staff-blogs/wassily-kandinskys-symphony-colors
https://www.npr.org/2014/03/07/283441986/what-s-it-like-to-hear-color
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/may/06/neil-harbisson-worlds-first-cyborg-artist