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RE: How evolution could have created the human eye? (EvoPsy) (Misconception)
Great post! Very interested in Evolutionary Psychology myself, I've read Blank Slate by Steven Pinker and The Moral Animal by Robert Wright this year and loved both of them. Do you know if it's true that human eyes can see more shades of green than any other colour because it helps distinguish predators amongst foliage? Just wondering!
Yes, this is actually the case, in comparison to other species our color vision is quite good (much better than dogs for example who only see few colors). As you pointed out, we are better at discerning shades of green which makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. That being said, in comparison with most mammals and birds our ability to see in the dark is quite poor. Also, birds such as the eagle have an eyesight far superior than us which allow them to track down prey from distance at high speed.