All articles tagged with #illusion
This review praises the Paranormal Activity stage show for its artful and terrifying portrayal of horror, emphasizing its innovative use of illusions and minimal reliance on screens to create a genuinely frightening experience that leaves audiences both scared and awe-inspired.
'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' is a playful and entertaining third installment in the magic-heist series, featuring an expanded team of illusionists, led by Jesse Eisenberg, who pull off elaborate tricks and heists with a mix of humor, action, and deception, culminating in a metaphysical twist that celebrates the art of illusion.
A study found that experiencing an illusion of owning a younger version of one's face can enhance access to detailed childhood memories, highlighting the link between bodily perception and memory retrieval.
A visual puzzle challenges viewers to find a pig hidden among birds in a scene within 13 seconds, testing quick perception and pattern recognition, with the task serving as a mental fitness exercise to enhance observational skills.
Scientists discovered specialized IC-encoder neurons in the brain that actively construct visual illusions by filling in missing contours, revealing that perception is an active, top-down process with implications for understanding perception disorders like schizophrenia.
A recent review of over 100 years of perception research challenges the long-held belief that visual illusions like the Müller-Lyer are culturally based, providing evidence that such illusions are likely universal across humans and even other animals, suggesting shared perceptual processes rather than cultural artifacts.
Scientists in Japan discovered that octopuses can be fooled into thinking a fake arm is their own, responding defensively as if hurt, which suggests they possess a multisensory sense of body ownership similar to humans and mammals. This finding highlights the complex and independent development of their nervous system and offers insights into the evolution of body perception.
Dua Lipa releases the latest single "Illusion" from her upcoming album Radical Optimism, accompanied by a Tanu Muino–directed music video shot at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc in Barcelona, featuring dancers, high divers, and synchronized swimmers. The song, co-written with Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr., and Kevin Parker, is about staying for the fun of playing someone at their own game. Radical Optimism is set to release on May 3rd, following the singles "Houdini" and "Training Season," both of which also received visuals.
Russia is attempting to create the illusion of democracy in occupied Ukraine by organizing local elections, but these elections are heavily controlled and manipulated by Russia, with opposition candidates facing intimidation and harassment. The goal is to legitimize Russia's presence in the region and undermine Ukraine's sovereignty, while maintaining control over the political landscape.
A study published in Nature challenges the idea that morality is declining through generations. The researchers analyzed surveys conducted in the US and 59 other countries and found that people around the world have perceived a general moral decline for at least the past 70 years. However, individuals' evaluation of their contemporaries' morality has remained largely unchanged during that time, leading the researchers to conclude that the perception of moral decline is an illusion. The authors speculate that this illusion might have important societal and even political consequences.
A new study suggests that the perception of moral decline is an illusion caused by rose-tinted memories of the past and a focus on the negative news of the present. Researchers found that people across the world have continuously believed that morality is declining, but this perception is not supported by historical surveys. The study warns that this illusion of moral decline could have troubling consequences, such as increasing the appeal of leaders who promise to halt that illusory slide.