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Offbeat: General
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Illusions are in the eye, not the mind - Illusions are in the Eye, Not the Mind      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Numerous visual illusions are caused by limits in the way our eyes and visual neurones work -- rathe ...

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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Acoustic illusions - Acoustic Illusions: How Sound Can Deceive Our Ears      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have devised an ingenious method of using acoustics to conceal and simulate objects. ABS...

Offbeat: General
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Research on the visual rabbit illusion takes a leap forward      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have discovered new variations of an illusion created when we see three rapid flashes in ...

Space: The Solar System
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A solar illusion: Coronal loops may not be what they seem - A Solar Illusion: Coronal Loops May Not Be What They Seem      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Many coronal loops -- ropey strands of plasma that scientists have long thought existed in the sun's...

Computer Science: Virtual Reality (VR) Offbeat: Computers and Math Offbeat: General
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When we feel things that are not there      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The discovery of the phantom touch illusion provides insights into human perception and opens up new ...

Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Wormlike animals are first amphibians shown to pass microbes to their offspring      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Caecilians are an illusive type of snakelike amphibian that live in aquatic and subterranean environ ...

Offbeat: General
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Amputees feel warmth in their missing hand - Amputees Feel Warmth in Their Missing Hand      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

An unexpected discovery about temperature feedback has led to new bionic technology that allows ampu...

Mathematics: Puzzles
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Consumers prefer round numbers even when the specific number is better news - Consumers Prefer Round Numbers Even When the Specific Number is Better News      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Consider this scenario: A vaccine for the novel coronavirus has been developed that is 91.27% effect...

Computer Science: Virtual Reality (VR)
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Optical rule was made to be broken - Optical Rule Was Made to Be Broken: The Science Behind It      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Engineers find a way to identify nanophotonic materials with the potential to improve screens for vi...

Computer Science: Virtual Reality (VR)
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Does throwing my voice make you want to shop here? - Does Throwing My Voice Make You Want to Shop Here?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

By breaking the laws of physics in a virtual reality environment, researchers find that changing the...

Space: The Solar System
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Planet Mars behaving like a rock star - Planet Mars Behaving Like a Rock Star      (via sciencedaily.com) 

If planets had personalities, Mars would be a rock star according to recent preliminary results from...

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