Do the Eyes Have It?

© Howard Gardner 2026 “Opa,” my ten-year-old granddaughter Faye said, in a questioning tone. “What is it like to be colorblind? What do you see? Can you learn to see colors?” The question itself did not surprise me, because we had talked about colorblindness in the past. Like numerous other children whom I’ve encountered over the decades, Faye had more than once tried to teach me to see and…