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Explore a variety of creative DIY projects that transform everyday materials into fun crafts and experiments. Learn step-by-step how to cut and assemble a cardboard frame with spinning shapes, each ...

For the first time, research shows that a certain kind of visual illusion, neon color spreading, works on mice. The study is also the first to combine the use of two investigative techniques called ...

Chances are you’ve encountered some version of the “Ebbinghaus illusion,” in which a central circle appears to be smaller when encircled by larger circles and seems larger when surrounded by smaller ...

Research shows that a certain kind of visual illusion, neon color spreading, works on mice. The study is also the first to combine the use of two investigative techniques called electrophysiology and ...

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Discover a collection of creative DIY hacks and projects in this hands-on tutorial. Watch as matchsticks are transformed into a spinning toy, complete with handmade paper propellers. Dive into fun ...

Have you ever looked at two circles of exactly the same size and sworn one was larger? If so, your eyes have been tricked by the Ebbinghaus illusion, a classic example of how context can shape what we ...

The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms. It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave ...

This illustration shows our experimental setup where participants viewed a virtual body through VR goggles and received touch on their back. The experiment revealed that different interpretations of ...

This is a classic neon-color-spreading illusion and is not the same as the one used in these experiments. Chances are you can glance at this and initially see a light-blue circle in slight contrast to ...