America Has Never Been Wealthier. Here's Why It Doesn't Feel That Way
(nytimes.com)
America is more prosperous than ever.
America is more prosperous than ever.
Why data on the economy doesn't match our feelings
(marketplace.org)
Leading up to the election, economic figures said the economy was doing pretty well and inflation was slowing down significantly. Yet a lot of people just didn’t feel it.
Leading up to the election, economic figures said the economy was doing pretty well and inflation was slowing down significantly. Yet a lot of people just didn’t feel it.
Cross Views
(wordpress.com)
Your camera has the ability to take three dimensional photos. Your screen has the ability to display three dimensional photos. You’ve probably never used either. This isn’t a hidden feature of some new phone hardware release, it’s a feature of your brain. All your brain needs to see in 3D is two pictures, and you can trick your brain into seeing 3D on a flat screen using just your eye muscles. I will teach you how.
Your camera has the ability to take three dimensional photos. Your screen has the ability to display three dimensional photos. You’ve probably never used either. This isn’t a hidden feature of some new phone hardware release, it’s a feature of your brain. All your brain needs to see in 3D is two pictures, and you can trick your brain into seeing 3D on a flat screen using just your eye muscles. I will teach you how.
Do ambiguous images provide psychological insights? Testing a popular claim
(peerj.com)
Social media posts and websites claim that the way in which people perceive ambiguous images reveals insights into their personality and thinking style.
Social media posts and websites claim that the way in which people perceive ambiguous images reveals insights into their personality and thinking style.
How the Brain Distinguishes Memories from Perceptions
(quantamagazine.org)
The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New work shows how and why they are different.
The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New work shows how and why they are different.
Look Deep into the Mind's Eye
(carlzimmer.com)
One day in 2005, a retired building surveyor in Edinburgh visited his doctor with a strange complaint: His mind’s eye had suddenly gone blind.
One day in 2005, a retired building surveyor in Edinburgh visited his doctor with a strange complaint: His mind’s eye had suddenly gone blind.
Ticker Tape Synesthesia
(thesynesthesiatree.com)
"Ticker taping" consists of automatically visualising written words in the form of subtitles when hearing other people speak. It can also occur with one’s own speech and/or with internal dialogue, i.e. verbal thinking.
"Ticker taping" consists of automatically visualising written words in the form of subtitles when hearing other people speak. It can also occur with one’s own speech and/or with internal dialogue, i.e. verbal thinking.
'Visual clutter' alters information flow in the brain
(news.yale.edu)
Too much stuff in the periphery of our vision can make it difficult to identify what we’re seeing. Yale researchers now know how that clutter affects the brain.
Too much stuff in the periphery of our vision can make it difficult to identify what we’re seeing. Yale researchers now know how that clutter affects the brain.
People who are colorblind are less likely to be picky eaters
(theconversation.com)
The seventh season of Julia Child’s “The French Chef,” the first of the television series to air in color, revealed how color can change the experience of food.
The seventh season of Julia Child’s “The French Chef,” the first of the television series to air in color, revealed how color can change the experience of food.