Instructional Video3:10
Curated Video

Artistic Optical Illusions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video explores the concept of optical illusions in art, highlighting how arrangements and compositions can deceive our perception. It showcases various examples, including images formed by branches and sidewalk art that create...
Instructional Video3:13
Curated Video

Optical Illusion Art Appreciation

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Things aren't always what they seem to be at first glance. Look at examples of artwork that appears first as one thing, then begins to look like something very different.
Instructional Video3:39
Curated Video

The Halo Effect: The Superpower of Beautiful People

Higher Ed
This video discusses the Halo Effect, a cognitive bias where we tend to associate positive qualities with individuals or products based on their overall impression, rather than objective evaluation of specific traits. It explores how...
Instructional Video3:11
Curated Video

The Barbershop Pole: History, Illusion, and Visual Perception

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Let's explore the history and visual illusion of the barbershop pole. Originally a symbol of bloodletting, the pole's rotating stripes create a paradox in our perception of motion. Through research conducted by psychologists in the 20th...
Instructional Video3:35
Curated Video

The Fascinating Ways Our Brain Interprets Images

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video explores how our eyes and brain interpret images and showcases various optical illusions. It demonstrates how focusing on one thing can make another disappear and how our brain can be tricked into perceiving images...
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Pareidolia: The Phenomenon of Seeing Faces Everywhere

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video explores the psychological phenomenon of pareidolia, where our brains perceive patterns and faces in random stimuli. It explains how pareidolia is responsible for seeing faces in objects, such as car grilles, and even...
Instructional Video2:41
Institute for New Economic Thinking

A Categorical Breakdown

Higher Ed
In part 4 of INET's interview with Amar Bhidé, he says that faulty regulatory categorizations encourage poor evaluations of assets and a false sense of confidence
Instructional Video3:33
Curated Video

Exploring Impossible Figures and Optical Illusions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video explores the concept of impossible figures, which are images that appear logically consistent but seem impossible to construct. It showcases various examples, including the famous impossible triangle, rotating heads, and...
Instructional Video3:10
Curated Video

Understanding the Muller-Lyer Illusion

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, we explore the concept of visual illusions and how our perception of objects can differ from person to person. Using the Muller-Lyar illusion as an example, we delve into different theories that attempt to explain why...
Instructional Video3:11
Curated Video

The Octave Illusion

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, the Octave illusion is explored, where listeners perceive a single continuous two-tone chord that switches between ears and pitches. Interestingly, right-handed individuals tend to hear the high tone on the right and the...
Instructional Video3:16
Curated Video

Exploring Optical Illusions: Tricks of Perception and Perspective

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, we explore three fascinating optical illusions that challenge our perception of size, color, and perspective. Test yourself on some these illusions and learn what is really going on.
Instructional Video21:12
The Wall Street Journal

Real Talk .

Higher Ed
Author, therapist and podcast host Esther Perel on the art of hard conversations in the C-suite, and why "relationship intelligence" is missing at work.
Instructional Video3:10
Curated Video

The Moon Illusion

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The size of the moon is constant, so why does it sometimes seem bigger and sometimes seem smaller? This is called the Moon Illusion. Learn what causes this optical illusion and how to overcome it.
Instructional Video3:11
Curated Video

Trusting Your Gut: The Power of Intuition

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video explores the concept of gut feelings and intuition. It discusses how our subconscious mind gathers information from our surroundings and alerts us through physical sensations or instincts. It emphasizes the importance of...
Instructional Video3:11
Curated Video

The Power of Lateral Inhibition Lateral Inhibition

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, we explore the concept of lateral inhibition, which is the process by which neighboring neurons in our brain pathway inhibit each other. This phenomenon enhances our visual system's ability to respond to edges of a...
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Aviation Illusions: The Peculiar Sensory Phenomenon Pilots Face

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Flying a plane comes with its own set of unique sensory illusions. Learn about the cause and effect of some of these illusions, from the Graveyard Spiral to the Black Hole Effect.<b<br/>r/>

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Instructional Video6:49
The Business Professor

Persuasive Negotiation Tactics - Central Route

Higher Ed
This Video Explains Persuasive Negotiation Tactics - Central Route
Instructional Video3:11
Curated Video

Understanding the Waterfall Illusion

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, we explore the fascinating world of visual illusions and how they trick our brains into perceiving movement where there is none. The waterfall illusion, demonstrated through counter rotating spirals, shows how our visual...
Instructional Video4:33
Science360

How Rat Whiskers Can Help Technology - Science Nation

12th - Higher Ed
The image of a rat sniffing around for food with its little whiskers moving back and forth to help satisfy it's appetite is enough to make most people lose theirs! But those whiskers play a valuable role in helping rats determine what...
Instructional Video3:11
Curated Video

The Mystery of Phantom Limbs

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, we explore the concept of Phantom Limb, where individuals who have lost a limb or organ still experience sensations as if it were still there. Learn how our brains map our bodies and the reasons behind phantom limb syndrome.
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Saccadic Masking: How Your Brain Tricks Your Eyes

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, the concept of saccadic masking is explained, which is an optical illusion related to our eye movements. It demonstrates how our brain masks the blurred images we see during quick eye movements, creating the perception of...
Instructional Video3:16
Curated Video

Exploring Size Constancy

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video explores the concept of size constancy and challenges viewers to spot the differences between two photos. It explains how our brain processes visual information and engages different parts of the brain for tasks like analyzing...
Instructional Video3:10
Curated Video

The Science of Disgust

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video explores the fascinating topic of how the brain recognizes and processes disgust. Researchers have discovered that a specific area in the brain called the insula plays a crucial role in recognizing disgust in other people's...
Instructional Video3:15
Curated Video

Ghost Illusions: The Science Behind Afterimages

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, the concept of ghost illusions is explored, which are images that continue to appear in one's vision even after the original image has been removed. The video discusses the two types of ghost images - positive after images...