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TED TALK: Optical illusions show how we see

Posted on October 15th, 2009 by Michael

Does your brain know the difference between a glass that is half full or half empty?

Beau Lotto’s color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can’t normally see: how your brain works.

This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints your perception of what’s really out there. Click here to watch this fascinating 16 minute presentation …

About Beau Lotto

Beau Lotto is founder of Lottolab, a hybrid art studio and science lab. With glowing, interactive sculpture — and good, old-fashioned peer-reviewed research.

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One Response to “TED TALK: Optical illusions show how we see”


  1. hrobson Says:

    i have dialup, not broadband ,takes hours to download video
    i will leave a comment ,as we percieve, is how we will respond to infomation presented to our brain.