This year marks the 16th edition of the Best Illusion of the Year Contest, hosted by the Neural Correlate Society since 2005. In the contest, cognitive scientists and visual artists from around the ...

A grayscale ballerina who appears to be moving. A human who can fit in a doll box. A black-and-white prism that appears to change shape when... Optical illusions are a brain feature, not a bug. Here's ...

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We love a good trick of the eye here at Creative Bloq. Our pick of the best optical illusions includes everything from Super Mario confusing us on a staircase to a spinning horse. But some mind ...

A supposedly 3D optical illusion has been posted online and is possibly the most divisive I've ever seen on the optical illusion. Comments are either steadfastly denying any effect whatsoever, with ...

The 12-sided Infinity Dodecahedron is one of many mirrored illusions at the Museum of Illusions St. Louis at City Foundry. When looking inside the shape the refractions appear to go on infinitely. The ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American We are happy to announce the 10th anniversary ...