Archive for the 'Perception' Category


Crazy color illusion

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 11:12 pm

Written by: Stephanie Chasteen

As usual, geekgirl is a little groggy on the uptake, so I’m posting this after all the cool kids already had their fun with it (ie, The Bad Astronomer, Richard Wiseman, Blog of Phyz and Buzzhunt). The trick? There is no blue in this pattern. It’s green. The same color as you […]

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Self-refilling Soup Bowls: An idea whose time should never come

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 11:21 am

Written by: Stephanie Chasteen

One of my favorite blogs, when I get a chance to actually read it, is Cognitive Daily. They give you all sorts of wonderfully written tidbits and tests from the world of cognitive science. Fascinating stuff.
A recent study highlighted on the blog — self-refilling soup bowls — concerned what happened to how much […]

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