Tag Archives: Illusion

Heads or tails? New research reveals that if you aren’t the one to flip it, it might still feel unfair, despite being perfectly random. getty A coin flip is about as fair as it gets. Its two sides with equal weight make it so that the odds are always fifty-fifty. Mathematically, it’s perhaps one of the purest forms of impartiality …

Multiple GOP congressional offices earlier this year received an American flag with an “optical illusion” swastika embedded in it, two Republican sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. The news comes one day after Ohio GOP Rep. Dave Taylor called the flag with the swastika “vile” and “deeply inappropriate“ after the symbol was seen in one of his staffers’ …

By SOPHIE GABLE, US REPORTER Published: 17:02, 11 October 2025 | Updated: 17:07, 11 October 2025 A seemingly average photo of a babbling brook may just look like an average stream – but a camouflaged bird is hiding in the rocks. Can you spot the little creature?  If you’re ready to put your observation skills and eyesight to the test, …

There’s a sneaky little pig hiding in plain sight—among a flock of birds. If you can spot it in under 13 seconds, your brain’s working faster than most. Today’s challenge: where’s the pig? Welcome, curious minds and eagle-eyed observers! Today’s test isn’t your average spot-the-difference game. This one’s all about quick thinking, sharp focus, and a touch of intuition. Picture …

At first glance, it looks like nothing more than a peaceful snowy scene — serene, still and blanketed in white. But hidden somewhere in this frozen landscape is a polar bear, and spotting it is far trickier than you might think. Ready to put your eyes — and brain — to the test? The rise of optical illusions online There’s …

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR iOS 26 is out now for iPhone users, and many have been reporting problems with Liquid Glass dark mode icons looking crooked. The system renders these icons with a highlight around the edge, and at the wrong angle, an illusion can make them appear tilted. In motion, the effect should be far less noticeable, …

My colleagues didn’t believe me when I told them all my app icons looked slightly crooked after updating my iPhone 16 Pro to iOS 26 and getting Apple’s new Liquid Glass user interface. I told our staff reporter Kyle Barr—an all-round consumer tech guru, mind you—to look at my home screen and tell me that my icons were tilting slightly …

Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an ‘Illusion’  WIRED Microsoft AI CEO warns against giving AI rights: ‘That’s so dangerous and so misguided’  yahoo.com Could AI chatbots become conscious?  The Hindu From ELIZA to ChatGPT: Why machines only need to seem conscious to change us  VentureBeat Microsoft AI Chief Suleyman Warns of Anthropomorphizing Risks and ‘AI Psychosis  WebProNews Source link

Sydney Sweeney attended the Variety Studio during the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6 to promote her film Christy. She wore a gray suit with an unusual exposed sheer corseted midriff. The look came one day after she wore another unusual corseted look to the Christy premiere at TIFF. It’s 2025 and shapewear is no longer merely something to …

The Fed thought it was seeing a ‘solid’ jobs market. Turns out that was just an illusion.  MarketWatch Fed at a potential pivot point on jobs as storylines diverge  Yahoo Finance The Fed Saw These Jobs Numbers Coming  Bloomberg.com Cooling job market is becoming the Fed’s primary focus  marketplace.org All Labor Data Point Toward a Fed Cut: 3-Minute MLIV  MarketScreener Source link