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It turns out 2021 wasn’t the mental reprieve we’d all been hoping for after the challenges of 2020, and unfortunately, the finalists of this

New type of illusion tricks your brain into seeing shimmering rays that dont exist CNET 5 hrs ago Amanda Kooser © Provided by CNET The Scintillating Starburst illusion will cause most people to see shimmering rays of light emanating from the center. Michael Karlovich/Recursia Studios A few years ago, the internet was going bonkers for optical illusions, from the infamous dress to a cat in the desert. Now theres a new kind of illusion in town. It will make you see shimmerin...

There Are Two Types of Narcissist, And The Difference Is Crucial, Researchers Say 1 APRIL 2021 In a time when flaunting your best self on social media has become a norm, narcissistic traits seem to be everywhere.  In todays slang, off-putting behaviors like entitlement, superiority and self-congratulating are known as flexing. Such traits might be more common these days, but being narcissistic is still seen as a pathological personality trait, akin to being sadistic, manipulative, or even p...

Prepare to lose your grip on reality: the winners of the Best Illusion of the Year Contest have been revealed. First prize was bagged by Kokichi Sugihara, a mathematician at Meiji University in Japan who has won a number of prizes from the contest in previous years. This year, he was awarded for his optical illusion “3D Shröeder Staircase.” A Schröder staircase is a classic optical illusion that shows a two-dimensional picture of a staircase that can be perceived either as a drawing of a...