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I Have Super Mutant Powers

Dec 29. 2006

...or so I think. I had written before that I have a gift of seeing color. I always saw colors others couldn't...but I just brushed it off as one of those weird, quirky things about me. Now I've discovered that there may be a scientific explanation: I may be a tetrachromat. A what-a-mat? A genetic mutation that allows some women (sorry guys, girls only) to see 100 million colors as opposed to the normal 1 million. Here is the full article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Some women may see 100 million colors, thanks to their genes Wednesday, September 13, 2006 By Mark Roth, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Susan Hogan can't be sure, but it wouldn't surprise her if she turned out to be a tetrachromat. A tetrachromat is a woman who can see four distinct ranges...

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My Skewed Perception

Nov 15. 2006

When I was little I believed that some people were better at drawing because they had better motor skills. In reality, it has more to do with perception and brain functions: the ability to differentiate space, light, and shadows. Steady hands are a plus, but they are not required. An old art teacher once told me that I had a rare gift of seeing color. She said that I was better at differentiating and mixing color than some of her former colleagues, who were professional color mixers. (Yes, this profession existed before the advent of computers.) Now although I may not use this gift in every day life (dressing, makeup, etc), I often find myself staring at an interesting color and mixing it in my head. And I've given up describing...

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