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Can you tell which dots on the left panel are the same color as the ones on the right panel? It seems easy, right? Maybe not...we're often fooled by what we see. But Beau Lotto explains in this fascinating TED talk video the way our eyes and mind can be fooled also reveals that optical illusions and evolution unlikely, but fascinating, bedfellows. Know which dots are the same...? We're not telling. ;-) If you're interested in more illusions that will bend your mind check this out. For more games of all kinds, visit ATH's "Most Played" page. Or the games page of the All Things Human store. (Click "Just for Fun.")
Einstein said that "reality is merely an illusion, although a persistent one." Why |
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