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1 online resource (streaming video file) (23 min. 59 sec.) ; 144497859 bytes |
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Get ready to peer into the science of things that see! We examine the human eye, discover astronomy, check out bird vision, investigate a fish with unique eyesight - and even find out how a helicopter can see! On SCOPE we look at it all - and find out how it looks back!HUMAN EYE 101Dr Rob pops in for an appointment with optometrist Kady Brandon from Eyes on Edward. She explains how our eyes work with our brain to give us the sense of sight, and fills us in on how optometrists test our eyesight! EXPERIMENT - OPTICAL ILLUSIONSYou might think that you can trust your sight, but Julia shows you how easy it is to trick your eyes and your brain! She makes some simple and not-so-simple optical illusions that you can try at home!BIRD VISIONThere are a lot of different birds and they come in a lot of shapes and sizes. One thing they all have in common though is great eyesight! To take a closer look, we visit Nicholas Bishop at the Adelaide Zoo and find out what makes bird vision so special. UNMANNED HELICOPTEROne important ingredient in safe helicopter flight is a pilot with good eyesight. But what if the pilot was missing? In this story, we ask Stefan Hrabar from the CSIRO to show us his research into a miniature helicopter that can see for itself. ASTRONOMYOnce you know how we see, it's time to find out what to look at! That's where junior astronomers Jess and Tim from the Australian Science and Mathematics School come in - they show us how to stare at stars and peep at planets. ARCHERFISHArcherfish are amazing animals - along with eyesight that allows them to see both in and out of water, they spit at their prey! To find out how, we visit Shelby Temple from the Queensland Brain Institute and have a look at some archerfish in action. So to join Dr Rob to watch, look, peer, stare, and gaze as he once again proves that the ordinary really does become extraordinary; under the SCOPE! |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-09-11 at 09:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Astronomy.
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Eye -- Anatomy.
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Optical illusions.
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Optometry -- Study and teaching.
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Vision.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Bell, Rob, host
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