Field of Streams
Audio readings of original writing from the creative newsletter, The Stream, written by Janeen McCrae and designed to inspire you to get out and make the thing. Subjects range from writing and art to just some generally odd stuff about what it is to be creative. Sometimes essays, sometimes humor, sometimes creative exercises.
Field of Streams
Red Plus Blue But Not Green
Did you know that purple does not exist? It is a non-spectral color—not visible on the light spectrum—and so is invented on the spot by your brain. “Red plus blue but not green.” Today, we talk about how amazing your brain is, and that if it can invent a color out of thin air, just imagine what else you can make it do.
Related Links
Watch the Behind the Scenes video on this post where I talk about purple, the brain, and some background on the post I just read to you.
https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/behind-the-streams-purple
Purple Isn’t Real | Slice of Science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQt5B1GsTsg
This is an audio reading of the post "Red plus blue but not Green " originally published on September 18, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.
https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/red-plus-blue-but-not-green
About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'
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