tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post3988315689192429781..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Big eye sockets compensate for low ambient light levels in humansDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-76572472316844762922013-12-01T03:13:18.417+02:002013-12-01T03:13:18.417+02:00"Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday..."Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun". <br /><br />"Thus mellowed by that tender light, which heaven to gaudy day denies."Bob Dunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419650722072620455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-82230863359041263352012-03-02T04:54:11.623+02:002012-03-02T04:54:11.623+02:00It does make sense. However, it does not seem to b...It does make sense. However, it does not seem to be the case in Saharian and/or Middle Eastern tribes, where eye sockets are remarkably more developed than in latitudes where light is dimmer. Perhaps, another incidious fact could be day/night habits.fraherjsalzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591032466701823775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-43148379836079651542012-02-13T12:14:25.142+02:002012-02-13T12:14:25.142+02:00If my laymans understanding of photography is core...If my laymans understanding of photography is corect the way to improve the light gathering ability of an eye in poor light would be to increase the lens and apetuture size. Increasing the total eyeball size would just spread the same amount of light over a larger retinal area decreasing the amount of photons hitting each individual rod or cone unless the lens and apeture scaled up too. So increasing size would mainly increase acuity rather than light gathering ability.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02291622298961270279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-65166917684525305212012-02-08T17:46:05.611+02:002012-02-08T17:46:05.611+02:00Neanderthals had bigger eye sockets, could that be...Neanderthals had bigger eye sockets, could that be an adaptation to high latitudes and "weaker" light?Orang Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02873255352836470611noreply@blogger.com