A Virtual Trick to Remove Racial Bias
A team of researches changed people’s races in a full-body virtual reality immersion experiment
Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
Dissecting the Magic behind the Looking Glass
| You don’t understand mirrors as well as you think |
David Byrne's Joan of Arc: Into the Fire
| David Byrne’s musical at The Public Theater is an achievement rich in sensory stimulation and delightful deception. |
Call for Illusion Submissions: The World's Annual Best Illusion of the Year Contest
Contestants are invited to submit one-minute videos featuring novel illusions of all sensory modalities (visual, auditory, etcetera) and/or cognitive nature. The top three winners will receive: $3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second place and $1,000 for third place
Calderon's 2 Dreams
These 17th-century plays resonate the fundamental, timeless, question of human existence: How can we know that life is not a dream?
The Invisibility Cloak Illusion
Do you feel invisible sometimes? Chances are, you’re incorrect. A recent study shows that people watch you more than you think
The Delusion of Alternative Facts
How science can guide the search for "actual" truth in our post-truth era
Off-the-Top Is an Off-Broadway Mix of Rap and Neuroscience
Freestylin’ rapper Baba Brinkman and neuroscientist Heather Berlin drop a brainy beat at the Huron Club every Wednesday for the next seven weeks
To New Illusory Beginnings
The New Year is a new start. Embrace the feeling
A Snowy Illusion for the Holidays
Once you know the "Snow Blind illusion," you won’t be able to wait for winter
Blog Index
A Virtual Trick to Remove Racial Bias
A team of researches changed people’s races in a full-body virtual reality immersion experiment
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Dissecting the Magic behind the Looking Glass
ReadYou don’t understand mirrors as well as you think 
David Byrne's Joan of Arc: Into the Fire
ReadDavid Byrne’s musical at The Public Theater is an achievement rich in sensory stimulation and delightful deception. 
Call for Illusion Submissions: The World's Annual Best Illusion of the Year Contest
Contestants are invited to submit one-minute videos featuring novel illusions of all sensory modalities (visual, auditory, etcetera) and/or cognitive nature. The top three winners will receive: $3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second place and $1,000 for third place
Read
Calderon's 2 Dreams
These 17th-century plays resonate the fundamental, timeless, question of human existence: How can we know that life is not a dream?
Read
The Invisibility Cloak Illusion
Do you feel invisible sometimes? Chances are, you’re incorrect. A recent study shows that people watch you more than you think
Read
The Delusion of Alternative Facts
How science can guide the search for "actual" truth in our post-truth era
Read
Off-the-Top Is an Off-Broadway Mix of Rap and Neuroscience
Freestylin’ rapper Baba Brinkman and neuroscientist Heather Berlin drop a brainy beat at the Huron Club every Wednesday for the next seven weeks
Read
To New Illusory Beginnings
The New Year is a new start. Embrace the feeling
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A Snowy Illusion for the Holidays
Once you know the "Snow Blind illusion," you won’t be able to wait for winter
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Extinction Countdown
News and research about endangered species from around the world
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Frontiers for Young Minds
Science by and for kids ages 8-15
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Guest Blog
Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
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Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
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MIND Guest Blog
Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American Mind
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Not bad science
New discoveries in animal behavior and cognition
ReadA Virtual Trick to Remove Racial Bias
A team of researches changed people’s races in a full-body virtual reality immersion experiment
ReadDissecting the Magic behind the Looking Glass
ReadYou don’t understand mirrors as well as you think David Byrne's Joan of Arc: Into the Fire
ReadDavid Byrne’s musical at The Public Theater is an achievement rich in sensory stimulation and delightful deception. Call for Illusion Submissions: The World's Annual Best Illusion of the Year Contest
Contestants are invited to submit one-minute videos featuring novel illusions of all sensory modalities (visual, auditory, etcetera) and/or cognitive nature. The top three winners will receive: $3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second place and $1,000 for third place
Read
Calderon's 2 Dreams
These 17th-century plays resonate the fundamental, timeless, question of human existence: How can we know that life is not a dream?
ReadThe Invisibility Cloak Illusion
Do you feel invisible sometimes? Chances are, you’re incorrect. A recent study shows that people watch you more than you think
ReadThe Delusion of Alternative Facts
How science can guide the search for "actual" truth in our post-truth era
ReadOff-the-Top Is an Off-Broadway Mix of Rap and Neuroscience
Freestylin’ rapper Baba Brinkman and neuroscientist Heather Berlin drop a brainy beat at the Huron Club every Wednesday for the next seven weeks
ReadTo New Illusory Beginnings
The New Year is a new start. Embrace the feeling
ReadA Snowy Illusion for the Holidays
Once you know the "Snow Blind illusion," you won’t be able to wait for winter
Read
Voices
Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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