Inside the Science Behind Visual Illusions | WIRED

WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez visits with Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman to learn about illusions showing water that appears to stand still or float upward, wheels that appear to move backwards, and more.



Check out some longer versions of these illusions here!



Spinning dots:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XpHTWsgbCc



Spinning dots with mirror:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXGorsw6hQE



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Inside the Science Behind Visual Illusions | WIRED