Channel: Be Smart

Category: Education

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Description: Thank you to Policygenius for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to Policygenius.com/BeSmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Optical illusions are fun, but they can also teach us a lot about how our brains work. In particular, how our brains accomplish the incredible feat of constructing a three-dimensional reality using nothing but 2-D images from our eyes. A young artist and psychology researcher named Adelbert Ames, Jr. developed a series of illusions that help us understand how this process of constructing reality actually works. Sometimes we need to be fooled in order to gain understanding. Special thanks to Brian from Real Engineering for 3D printing the anamorphic cube for me! youtube.com/c/RealEngineering References used in this episode: sites.google.com/view/references-ames-illusions/home ----------- We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: Ali Freiburger Amy Sowada Attila Pix Baerbel Winkler Barbora Bei Burt Humburg Clinger-Hamilton Family dani bowman David Johnston DeliciousKashmiri Dustin Eric Meer Karen Haskell Ken Board Mehdi Damou Robert Young Roy Lasris Salih Arslan Twitter twitter.com/DrJoeHanson twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram instagram.com/DrJoeHanson instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merch store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart Facebook facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs