Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language. · Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård
134: True Colour (with Kory Stamper)
·2 hr 21 min
As heard by us
A sharp, playful look at why naming color is harder than it sounds.
Color looks simple until this episode keeps pulling it apart. It begins with ordinary naming, like starting from brown and then getting more specific, and opens into a wider argument about language, perception, and the limits of scientific labels.
Why you'd press play
Press play if you want color words to stop feeling simple.
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