There’s little that Internet denizens love more than a snazzy personality test—cat videos, maybe, or perpetual outrage. One trend that has gained popularity over the last several years is personality ...

A pair of psychologists in the U.K. report that there is no scientific basis for the idea that personality traits influence what people see first in ambiguous images on the internet. In their study, ...

For most of us, a large portion of how we interpret the world comes through sight, yet our eyes can easily be deceived. An ambiguous image is an optical illusion that seeks to do just this. By ...

Take a look at the image below... An ambiguous silhouette that the brain might categorize as a face or a hand. Source: Nicolas Davidenko Is it a face or a hand? Neither? A little of both? By using ...

The carved stone figure shows a mammoth from one aspect and a bison from another, mirroring the most famous ambiguous image of a rabbit and duck from the 1800s. Like many optical illusions, these ...

Theresa Anderson has followed a roundabout path, but she is finally finding her footing as an artist. After devoting time to her family and other pursuits, she has at last taken her longtime interest ...

The Africa Bonani 2010 exhibition and conference held at The Castle in Cape Town last month highlights how post-apartheid South Africa photography faces a slew of new challenges Documentary ...

VISUAL ARTS: Aidan Dunne reviews Paul Morrison: Haematoxlyon, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, until October 5th (01-6129900) Elizabeth Magill: New Work, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin (01-8741903). The ...

My Wife and My Mother-In-Law, by the cartoonist W. E. Hill, 1915. This media file is in the public domain. A pair of psychologists in the U.K. report that there is no scientific basis for the idea ...

Take a look at the image below... An ambiguous silhouette that the brain might categorize as a face or a hand. Source: Nicolas Davidenko Is it a face or a hand? Neither? A little of both? By using ...