Stories by Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik

What conjuring techniques can reveal about animal cognition

The illusion game is still afoot

Staring at somebody’s face for ten minutes may give you nightmares

A journey of self-discovery, as told at The Story Collider

Did Human Awareness of Illusions Arise with Self-Awareness?

Just as art engenders emotion, science communication must identify and develop emotional connections with the public

 How science can guide the search for "actual" truth in our post-truth era

Worldwide voting is now open to choose the Best Illusion of the Year, for 24 hours only, until 7 P.M. EDT, June 12. Go to the Best Illusion of the Year Contest Web site and choose your favorite illusion from the Top 10 finalists! If you miss it, you'll have to wait a whole year for the next vote!

This Thursday and Friday is the launch of this year's Best Illusion of the Year Contest, hosted by the Neural Correlate Society, is now an annual online event, in which anybody with an internet connection (that means YOU!) can vote to pick the Top 3 Winners from the current Top 10 List.