A dramatic and shocking demonstration of how your brain gets fooled to see something that is not there because of your biases, prejudices and expectations.
About Me
I am an author, journalist and TV producer, specialising in science and mathematics, the only two subjects I have the faintest clue about. My latest book is Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial, which I have co-authored with Edzard Ernst, the world’s first professor of complementary medicine
Simon on Twitter
- I'm in two events at Hay 2012: chairing LHC/CERN session http://t.co/BhxweJUH & talking about Turing/Enigma http://t.co/ABwM4Ytk on 2&3 June
- It's Not Rocket Science with guest Uncaged Monkey @helen_keen http://t.co/1dy87X4p BBC Radio 4 11pm tonight
- Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history (ted) http://t.co/BFt8yyep - a couple of interesting points we warfare & language
- India to roll out vaccine against Rubella http://t.co/S2Uavpmz (Times of India)
- "Derek Acorah, whether a charlatan or deluded, should be ashamed over his cruel Madeleine McCann nonsense" http://t.co/6vtcQioQ
New Scientist News
- Explosions cause brain damage through head movement May 16, 2012Brain trauma from explosions often experienced by soldiers are caused by sudden head movements rather than high-pressure shockwaves […]
- Biological clock began ticking 2.5 billion years ago May 16, 2012An enzyme found in nearly all forms of life runs on a 24-hour clock and dates back to a pivotal moment in evolution […]
- Brain-controlled arm could beat paralysis May 16, 2012A paralysed woman sipping a cup of coffee with a robotic arm becomes the first human to use their brain signals to manipulate a real-world object […]
- Today on New Scientist: 16 May 2012 May 16, 2012All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: interactive "wallpaper" screens are the future of TV and pulsar heavyweight champ challenges Einstein […]
- Win tickets to How The Light Gets In Festival May 16, 2012Enter our competition to win a pair of tickets for this hidden gem of a philosophy and music festival called How The Light Gets In […]