Our perception of how large or small things are in the world is systematically influenced for how we perceive distance or depth. This is most famously shown by the Ponzo Illusion (discovered by Mario ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In tests with the Howard-Dolman Depth ...

Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the author of the books Live or Die: Survival Hacks, Wizarding World: Movie Magic Amazing Artifacts, The Star ...

A stereogram optical illusion is a fascinating visual puzzle that hides a 3D image within a 2D pattern. At first glance, it appears to be a random collection of repeating designs or colourful dots.

Hannah Hampton was not supposed to make it as a professional athlete. The doctors told her it would not be possible. That professional sport was not meant for someone like her. In Hampton’s case, ...

As the old saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But while we can appreciate that others might hold different opinions of objects we see, not many people know that factors beyond our ...

This is an updated version of an article published on July 15. Hannah Hampton was not supposed to make it as a professional athlete. The doctors told her it would not be possible. That professional ...