Virgin Mary on a Lemon Slice? I got ya beat.
've been holding onto a photo for a while which I believe, if you look at it just right, looks like another familiar biblical figure. Take a look and see if you see what I see. Of course, what I also...
View ArticleEpisode 31: Lemon Slices and a New Face on Mars! Gestalt Principles at Work
The gestalt principles of perception - how do they explain how we not only sometimes perceive strange things, but also how we can appreciate works of art? We'll see images on lemon slices, on Mars, and...
View ArticleEpisode 75: Science Proves Subliminal Tapes Work! Well….not really
Do subliminal messages in self-help tapes really work? There actually is some evidence that people can be influenced by subliminal messages. Can your self-esteem be raised with subliminal tapes? These...
View ArticleEpisode 121: Top 10 Psychology Apps for the iPad, iPhone, & iPod
In this video episode I show you 10 of what I consider to be the best psychology apps in the app store. There are a lot of apps out there and many are not so good, but in this episode I pick out what I...
View ArticleEp 199: Depth Perception – How Your Brain Sees What’s Not There
How do you create a sense of depth in a flat image? In this video I’ll show you how to use 5 cues of depth perception to turn a flat image into one that looks like it has depth. I’ll be drawing from...
View ArticleEp 252: How Psychology Gets You To Slow Down While Driving
How can we use a little psychology to get you to slow down when you’re driving? You’d be surprised. Very often road signs like “Slow” or a posted speed limit of, say 20 mph does not work. Drivers go...
View ArticleEp 284: The TV Show Luther, Logical Thinking and Crinkly Plates to Lose Weight
Here’s a new piece of weight-loss advice: eat on a crinkly plate! Um…sounds weird. It is kinda, but we’ll explore why this might be a good bit of advice. We’ll also take a minute and a half sound byte...
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