Sometimes the best optical illusions take us by surprise, and this mind-bending Mario illusion has certainly ruffled some feathers online. If you’re an optical illusion fan you might be familiar ...

This version of the classic optical illusion won second place in the Neural Correlate Society's "Best Illusion of the Year Contest" in 2017. When the image is blurred, you can see that the lines ...

Optical illusions have been bending our brains for centuries, delighting and confusing viewers in equal measure. Coming in many different forms, these mind-blowing popular optical illusions are a ...

This illusion is called the "Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion." Developed by Meiji University professor Kokichi Sugihara, it won the "Best Illusion of the Year" contest in 2016 from the Neural ...

The Window Illusion This particular video is maybe the best demonstration of what’s known as the Ames trapezoid, and it has the added bonus of a posh British narrator, which makes almost ...

When things aren't what they seem, it can be unnerving, but under the right circumstances these kinds of illusions can be utterly captivating. On July 1, the finalists and winner of the 2016 Best ...

The perception-altering animation, entitled “Emergent City Flyby With Colossus,” was a finalist in the Neural Correlate Society’s 2021 Best Illusion of the Year contest, an annual competitio ...

Yesterday we asked you to send us your best optical illusions on Vine. Well, your 24 hours are up. Here we’ve collected our five top picks for you to enjoy. The definition of a traditional ...

That's because Sugihara and others were showing off the latest in visual illusions -- designed to trick the mind into seeing the impossible -- during the 6th annual Best Illusion of the Year ...

(now called Artis-Naples), was the opening act of the ninth Best Illusion of the Year Contest, held May 13, 2013. Four words into the event, we knew Ono had won. Aside from showcasing new science ...