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Phenomenology of Perception

Phenomenology of Perception “Each object is the mirror of all of the others. While I watch…

Pervasive illusions

Pervasive illusions When I was young, I had been fascinated by an optical illusion that you…

Under the influence

Under the influence Surprised, I answered –“Oh, she is there, only further away.” My daughter looked…

Staring at the shadows

Staring at the shadows Jesting Pilate, of course, scoffed, “What is truth?” , much to his…

Our conscious perception

Our conscious perception Consider this outline of Australia as it appears on a map. Visualise it.…

Seeing the good

Seeing the good After reading ethical doctrine for a while, you might come to suspect that…

Hallucinations

Hallucinations One night earlier this year, I woke to see an elderly man in our bedroom.…

Perception

Perception Individuals with synaesthesia encounter a”mixing” of the senses when they see, taste, smell, hear or…

Changing perspective

Changing perspective Lately, as civilisation has proceeded on its journey to hell in a handcart, I…

Like figure-ground organisation, perceptual grouping (sometimes called perceptual segregation) is a kind of perceptual organisation.

More than meets the eye Like figure-ground organisation, perceptual grouping (sometimes called perceptual segregation) is a…

Like riding a bike

Like riding a bike We talk about’knowing’ how to type, or how to ride a bicycle.…

In Order to be perceived

In Order to be perceived Unsurprisingly for a guy who argued for the nonexistence of matter,…

White hens and eggs could be the method for egg farmers to become more carbon-neutral, a Welsh study has discovered.

White hens are far more’carbon-neutral’. In relation to their brown counterparts welsh study finds White hens…

Breast cancer warning

Breast cancer warning As most cases of this disease are diagnosed following a female notes that…

Old chimps stick Together with old friends

Old chimps stick Together with old friends As we get older, we tend to stop acquiring…

The Covid-19 mutant strain from Spain

The Covid-19 mutant strain from Spain A mutated breed of Covid-19 carried by holidaymakers returning from…

A free-range floating world

A free-range floating world Astronomers have discovered a new”vagabond world” — a kind of world that…

A call for “nature highways”

A call for “nature highways” As Britain warms, so the”climate zones” of particular species — where…

The diabolically hardy beetle

The diabolically hardy beetle It is referred to as the diabolical ironclad beetle — and scientists…

Hubble maps a giant halo round the Andromeda galaxy

Hubble maps a giant halo round the Andromeda galaxy Scientists were amazed to discover this tenuous,…

A planetforming disc torn apart by its three central stars

A planetforming disc torn apart by its three central stars A team of astronomers have identified…

Small molecules, bidetection of Venus

Small molecules, bidetection of Venus On the local morning of September 14 th, the Royal Astronomical…