
Magic Is (Literally) for the Birds
What conjuring techniques can reveal about animal cognition

Magic Is (Literally) for the Birds
What conjuring techniques can reveal about animal cognition

Not the End of the Chase
The illusion game is still afoot

Locking Eyes with a Monster
Staring at somebody’s face for ten minutes may give you nightmares

Two Neuroscientists Walk Into a Psychic Fair...
A journey of self-discovery, as told at The Story Collider

In Search of the World's Oldest Illusion
Did Human Awareness of Illusions Arise with Self-Awareness?

Tell Me about Your Research, This Time with Feeling
Just as art engenders emotion, science communication must identify and develop emotional connections with the public

The Delusion of Alternative Facts
How science can guide the search for "actual" truth in our post-truth era

VOTE NOW for the Best Illusion of the Year--Until Friday, 7 P.M. Only!
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!

Countdown to the World's 11th Annual Best Illusion of the Year Contest!
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.

Let the Chase Begin