Can you really trust your eyes?

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by in Brain Research, puzzles, TED, video

Optical illusions, they’re jokes for the eyes. In this fun and “eye opening” (sorry for the pun) video you’ll see some entertaining and revealing optical illusions created by some great artists from around the world. See if you can resist the urge to let your brain fool itself.

The Visual Art of Puzzles

Posted on 02. Jan, 2010 by in puzzles, TED, video

Today’s post centers around a short video of Scott Kim, presenting at The Entertainment Gathering in December 2008. He talks about the evolution of his puzzle work. This is an enlightening presentation and shows the the nearly limitless diversity of creativity and shows the variety of puzzles that are available to keep the brain actively engaged in more ways than just crossword puzzles and sudoku.