The carved stone figure shows a mammoth from one aspect and a bison from another, mirroring the most famous ambiguous image of a rabbit and duck from the 1800s. Like many optical illusions, these ...

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Olivier Redon holds up one of his optical illusions that is designed to look like a creature whose eyes and head follow the viewer as they move about, at his home in Portola Valley on June 24, 2024.

Most people use the terms “optical illusion” and “visual illusion” interchangeably. “That’s a pet peeve of mine,” says Pascal Wallisch, a neuroscientist and psychology professor at New York University ...

My love for turning over rocks in niche corners of the Internet has been well-documented in these hallowed pages. I've wanted to share several Twitter niches but couldn't in good conscience link ...

READY FOR AN EVENING OF MIND-BLOWING ILLUSIONS THURSDAY NIGHT THE PEABODY AUDITORIUM AT DAYTONA BEACH IS WELCOMING THE CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC. I RECENTLY SPOKE TO MENTALIST ALICE ALEX MCALE. PART OF THE ...

Have you ever observed how a pencil appears bent or split when partially submerged in water? That is caused by the refraction of light and is a perfect example of a literal illusion. Now if you ask, ...