vision
The Deeper I Stare Into the Internet, the More My Red Eyes Burn
Computer vision syndrome is dry eye for the digitally enslaved.
The Deeper I Stare Into the Internet, the More I See Faces
Pareidolia, that peculiar psychological phenomenon that makes you see faces where there are no faces, rears its head online.
Exploding Pig Eyes Might Hold the Key To Protecting Soldier's Vision
The secret to saving the vision of combat GIs facing IEDs could just be in the exploding eyes of pigs.
How Your Ears Help You to See
New revelations that the brain's visual cortex processes sounds as well as sights.
Greymatter's 'Visions' is a Gorgeous, Worldly Journey Through Modern House
Stream his new album in full, and read about how he gets into the groove.
Insects With Tiny Glasses Could Help Robots See in 3D
Praying mantises with 3D specs will help us understand the algorithms of stereo vision.
Did Mammals Evolve Snake Eyes?
Our cross-cultural aversion to slithering, bastard snakes isn't just hard-wired into our brains, it could also be the very reason our pre-primate ancestors developed such sophisticated vision. A new study helps confirm what some scientists call the...
Flex Your Eyeballs With The Midnight Moment Eye Test
Global design consultancy, 2x4, submitted this video in part of the largest coordinated effort to display synchronized content on billboards and newspaper kiosks in Times Square.
X-Ray Vision Is Coming, Here's How
In reality, x-ray vision is no longer science fiction. It’s not quite like Superman — squint and see the neighbors planning a terrorist attack — but this year scientists have developed a couple of ways to potentially let you see through walls.
Claude Monet Had Trippy Ultraviolet Vision
It's the painter's perennial conundrum: How does one interpret reality, so it, you know, doesn't look like everybody else's? While many painters across the canvas of history may resort to the occasional LSD or opium bomb, it turns out all Claude Monet...
Spiders are Deadliest When Seeing Green
Animals have evolved to have specialized vision, or other augmented systems (think bats and sonar) adapted to their hunting habits since the beginning of time, but now another variable that affects focal depth of field can be added to the list: color...
Let's Give Our Old Folks Fancy Self-Driving Google Cars
Using a customized driving simulation, researchers have found that elderly drivers noticed only half as many simulated pedestrian hazards, and appropriately braked half as often, as non-elderly drivers. That’s double disconcerting.