The results of the 7th Annual Best Illusion of the Year are in! The winner: “Silencing awareness of change by background motion.” Though of the top 10 finalists, I personally like “Mask of Love.” If you’d like to see a collection of fun illusions that befuddle the brain, check out our Brain Teasers page. You [...]

Lately I have been really interested in brain tricks, brain teasers, and optical illusions. I had the chance to work on the expanded brain teasers section of our newly re-launched Posit Science website, which introduced me to a whole host of terrific illusions and tricks. My work on that led me to this funny and [...]