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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

With the help of his daughters Eleanor and Evelyn, along with musical composition from Department of Music Professor Jean-Paul Perrotte, Caplovitz submitted the illusion to the Best Illusion of the ...

When looking inside the shape the refractions appear to go on infinitely. The best illusion at the Museum of Illusions is the one that makes it look like you’re desperately dangling high off the ...

Every year, the Neural Correlate Society (which promotes scientific research into how sensory perception affects the brain) holds a contest for the best illusions of the year, and it's announced ...