We often mistake the "aha!" moment of a clear explanation for actual mastery. The feeling of learning can be a psychological illusion, but we can spot the difference.

In this video I show two of my most playful portraits, featuring Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. From a distance they look ...

Experience mind bending exhibits at Museum of Illusions Georgia where interactive displays and optical wonders create a highlight visit this year ...

Every winter Yosemite National Park becomes the stage for one of nature’s most riveting optical illusions: a magnificent waterfall that for a brief moment appears to be made of pure golden fire.

Beware, a sneaky new variation of the homogaph phishing method is proving yet again that what you see isn't always what you get. Cybercriminals are using a nearly invisible typographical trick to ...

The avian world is full of extraordinary architects that construct nests ranging from simple cups to elaborate structures that defy imagination. These feathered engineers use an impressive array of ...

The aide said that guys like me were “in what we call the reality-based community,” which he defined as people who “believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality. That ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WDRB) -- It looks like man. It plays like zone. Its rushes come from nowhere. The quarterback thinks he sees it. Then he doesn't. And by the time he figures it out, he's on his back, or ...

Hidden in Orlando’s vibrant Mills 50 district lies a dining experience so unusual, so visually disorienting, that you might question whether someone slipped something extra into your pho broth.

Optical illusions fool people because they make them think that they see one thing when the reality is actually quite different. This applies to income investing as well, as investors are often misled ...

It’s always amazing, and more than a little humbling, when the universe reminds us that our “common sense” is provincial and will fall apart on cosmic scales. If you’re on the surface of Earth—and I’m ...

Ever had your brain completely bamboozled while standing perfectly still in a room that seems to be spinning? That’s just a typical Tuesday at the Museum of Illusions in New York City, where reality ...