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The Museum of Illusions walk-in kaleidoscope. An illusion is defined as a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses. Pittsburgh’s newly opened Museum of Illusions ...

In the old days, visitors to the Gaslamp were warned all may not be as it appeared. Now, the operators of the newly opened Museum of Illusions (MOI) are keeping that tradition alive. The ...

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 ...

Martin Doherty received funding from the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust who partially supported this work. He continues to receive funding from the Leverhulme Trust. Radoslaw Wincza does not work ...

A new study by University of Leipzig shows that sheep, goats, llamas, and guanacos perceive optical illusions like the Müller-Lyer and Delboeuf in much the same way humans do.