The Best Illusions of the Year
| Worldwide voters chose the Top 3 Illusions of 2017 |
Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
The 2017 Best Illusion of the Year Contest!
The world’s best new illusions are available for your vote! Read about the science behind them here!
Countdown to the Best Illusion of the Year Contest and Final Honorable Mention: "The Blue Topaz" Illusion
Worldwide voting will take place on the contest’s Web site, from 4 P.M. EDT on October 4 to 4 P.M. EDT on October 5. Help us choose the top three winners!
Countdown to the Best Illusion of the Year Contest and Second Honorable Mention: "Rooftops" Illusion
Worldwide voting will take place on the contest’s website, from 4pm EDT on October 4th to 4pm EDT on October 5th. Help us choose the top three winners!
Countdown to the Best Illusion of the Year Contest and First Honorable Mention: "Moving Fairy-Tales" Illusion
Worldwide voting will take place on the contest’s Web site, from 4 P.M. Eastern time on October 4 to 4 P.M. ET on October 5. Help us choose the top three winners!
Tell Me about Your Research, This Time with Feeling
Just as art engenders emotion, science communication must identify and develop emotional connections with the public
A Virtual Trick to Remove Racial Bias
A team of researches changed people’s races in a full-body virtual reality immersion experiment
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
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