Podcast Episode Details

Optical Illusions That Feel Like Real Magic

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Some optical illusions can make celebrities look like they’ve swapped genders, and it’s all about the way we see faces. Richard Russell, a researcher, studied how the contrast in facial features plays a big role in making a face look masculine or feminine. For example, women’s faces naturally have darker eyes and lips compared to their skin, giving them higher contrast, while men’s faces have less contrast. It’s like a magic trick for your brain because it relies on how we’re wired to interpret gender through subtle facial details. Let's see if this and other optical illusions can fool your brain easily.

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