Neuroscientists Discover The Secret Behind Galileo’s Illusion
Scientists have studied a visual illusion first discovered by Galileo Galilei, and found that it occurs because of the surprising way our eyes see lightness and darkness in the world.
Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
Illusion of the Week: Legos and M&M’s Bulge Illusion.
If you've ever played with Legos, you know that they're all about straight lines and 90-degree corners. Not in this version of Akiyoshi Kitaoka's "Bulge" illusion.
Fat Tuesday: Hypoglycemia Is Tied To Low Income In Diabetics
I disagree with this study's conclusion. Its not that I dont believe that low-income is tied to diabetes and hypoglycemia at the end of the pay cycle.
CALL FOR ILLUSION SUBMISSIONS: THE WORLDS 10TH ANNUAL BEST ILLUSION OF THE YEAR CONTEST
We are happy to announce the 10th anniversary edition of world's Best Illusion of the Year Contest. Submissions are now welcome!
Tis the season to be flossing: beware of dentistry illusions
Researchers recommend that dentists and other health practitioners receive training in illusion awareness (my words, not theirs), so that they may counteract these and related perceptual effects...
Ask Me Anything: The Neuroscience of Magic at PeerJ
Tomorrow (Tue 16th Dec at 8 am PST) the journal PeerJ will host a live Ask Me Anything session with us, and our collaborator Hector Rieiro (a PhD candidate in the Macknik Lab).
Illusion of the Week: Japanese Food-Chain Breaks the Curse of OCHOBO!
Horking down a huge honking burger--American style--is considered unladylike in Japan. So Freshness Burger uses an unconventional approach to maintaining Ochobo--the Japanese cultural practice of maintaining small delicate mouth features in women...
Sleights of Mind wins the Prisma Prize!
Sleights of Mind has won the Prisma Prize, an annual science communication award to the best book of the year.
Illusion of the week: Honda’s Illusion Medley
This recent Honda ad showcases some striking versions of classical visual illusions
Fat Tuesday: Why stress leads to obesity
Stress is transient Type II diabetes, even when you’re otherwise healthy.
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