People do better if they think they’re multitasking—even if they’re not.
November 16, 2018 — Susana Martinez-Conde
What the best illusions of 2018 reveal about the human mind
October 19, 2018 — Susana Martinez-Conde
Worldwide voting starts on Tuesday at 10am EST
October 12, 2018 — Susana Martinez-Conde
Why repeated sounds are music to our ears
September 29, 2018 — Susana Martinez-Conde
A journey of self-discovery, as told at The Story Collider
September 20, 2018 — Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik
All it takes is a little conversation
September 16, 2018 — Susana Martinez-Conde
Eye tracking reveals the answer
September 15, 2018 — Susana Martinez-Conde
We feel we see the world around us with high fidelity, all the time. But it's an illusion made possible by our eye movements
September 1, 2018 — Stephen L. Macknik
A new study reports that illusory stretching and shrinking reduces knee pain
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A magnificent exhibition of original M. C. Escher prints available to the public at Industry City in Brooklyn, N.Y. If you live in NYC, you have no excuse but to go. If you don't, make an excuse and come and see it!...
August 11, 2018 — Stephen L. Macknik
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