Episode 4.5: A History of Hues

“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” - Wassily Kandinsky Colors have an important place in our world, they are perhaps one of the easiest ways for us to express ourselves. Whether you feel blue at the sight of a grey sky, stop at a red traffic light, or gravitate towards brightly colored packaging, you are responding to all the colors, or lack of, around you. Such an important part of our lives naturally has a story to tell, so today we’re going to dive into some of the craziest kinds of colors! Whether humans made them or nature pointed the way, humans have thought up some of the oddest, and possibly dangerous, ways to put a little color into their life.