Skeptophilia

One of the most terrifying episodes The X Files  ever did was called "Folie à Deux."  In the opening scene, a man sees his boss no...

In his remarkable TED Talk " Can We Create New Senses for Humans? ," neuroscientist David Eagleman describes the concept of the um...

I have a fascination for optical illusions. Not only are they cool, they often point out some profound information about how we process sens...

Ever have the experience of getting into a car, closing the door, and accidentally shutting the seatbelt in the door? What's interesting...

I don't know if you've ever considered what I'm about to describe; I know I had to have it pointed out to me. Let's say you...

Our ability to perceive color is, when you think about it, a peculiar thing. First, there's the rather hackneyed question of whether we ...

When I was about nine years old, I went to live with my paternal grandmother for a year. Ostensibly the reason was that my parents were in t...

I've always had a fascination for optical illusions. The enjoyment of bizarre trompe-l'oeil  is connected to a persistent theme in m...

In my introductory neuroscience class, I always began the unit on our sensory systems by asking students how many senses they think we have....