Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Pirate Wednesday!

Dr. Ken Miller's Evolution Website: www.millerandlevine.com

VERTEBRAE
  • why do they all look alike?
  • what is the function of vertebrae?
  • evolution and natural selection is "good enough" not "the most perfect thing ever"
PIRATE eye patches - international talk like a pirate day is Sept 19th!
  • wear it for half an hour, turn off all lights, then take of patch, you can see out of that eye and not the other!
  • more rods than cones
  • 120 million rods in one retina
  • 6-7 million cones
  • rods are more sensitive to light, cones 100x less sensitive.
  • rhodpsin is chemical that absorbs the photon of light
http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/skulls/

more eye tricks
  • hold dim light up to bottom eyelash
  • roll back and forth
  • will see shadows of blood vessels! This is because the blood vessel is above the retina layer!
  • BLIND spot
  • ball of clay, washer, pencils - turn the washer sidways and thread the washer with a pencil
  • weiner finger and hole in hand - brain is adding the images!!

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