Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. What happens when imagination meets perception, and ordinary objects come alive? We explore the science of pareidolia. Summary: Our minds are wired to ...
Have you ever looked at the front of a car and thought it looked like it was smiling? Or spotted a face in a piece of toast or a cloud? This strange yet common experience isn’t your imagination ...
Every Easter morning, Donna Lee makes pierogis. The Polish pastry, made from frying a special dough, has become a beloved part of the family tradition. But Easter 2005 brought something very ...
What Is Visual Snow Syndrome? Most people have probably seen a face in a cloud or in the grain of wood at least once. This ...
This post was written by Karen Alexander, MPA. As humans, we are naturally inclined to recognize patterns, often imbuing them with meaning — a psychological phenomenon known as pareidolia. This can ...
The suggestion of a human face peers out from a redwood tree this week near the Earth and Marine Science Building at UC Santa Cruz as students make their way across a bridge from the east side of ...