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Published: Nov. 20, 2018, 7:45 a.m.

Eyeball anatomy \n\n

All the important parts, wherever they are! Who really cares anyway we\u2019re only here for two in particular: the iris and the retina. The retinal blind spot.

\n\n Creationism \n\n

And intelligent design. Are wrong. Reaching conclusions and working backwards for fun and profit. Young Earth creationism. Dan\u2019s religious upbringing. Irreducible complexity. Faulty reasoning.

\n\n The evolution of the modern vertebrate eyeball \n\n

Fish and their goofy eyeball arrangements. The crazy Charlie eyeball progress chart. Light sensitive flat patches, pits, enclosures, open pinhole eyeballs, lenses, and flexing your sphincters. Dan\u2019s episode on Three-D Vision. Pepe Silvia eyeball evolution.

\n\n Comparative eyeball studies \n\n

Human eyes are pretty sweet! But there other ones that do other things (at their own local summits on Mount Improbable) and are also really good at stuff! Goats, sharks, snakes (sorta), bees. Removing your lenses for fun and profit. Monet\u2019s lens removal and ultraviolet perception.

\n\n Eyeball shortcomings \n\n

Common \u201ccolorblindness\u201d is a misnomer, but \u201ccolor discernment syndrome\u201d doesn\u2019t flow as well. Retinal wiring and the \u201cblind spot.\u201d Saccades. \u201cChronostasis\u201d or \u201cthe stopped clock illusion\u201d and the tight coupling of our eyes and our brains.

\n\n Bio-identification \n\n

Selecting scanning sites for statistical uniqueness and natural resistance to hacking. The insufficiency of fingerprints. Iris scans. Retinal scans. Bio-identification security. Ease of use.

\n\n Rationality \n\n

Rationalism/spiritualism/etc. The rational scientific worldview and self-correction. The absolution of new knowledge.

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1. \n\t\t\t\tRichard Dawkins demonstrates the evolution of the eye: YouTube\n\t\t\t
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2. \n\t\t\t\tDaniel James Barker's Podcast: Uncertainty Principle the Podcast\n\t\t\t
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3. \n\t\t\t\tWelcome, Marty - a special short episode: Uncertainty Principle The Podcast\n\t\t\t
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