whether it’s the bright lights and dazzling colors of the Las Vegas Strip
dazzling colors of the Las Vegas Strip
dazzling colors of the Las Vegas Strip or the blinding Sun that forms this
or the blinding Sun that forms this
or the blinding Sun that forms this desert Mirage all too often it’s the
desert Mirage all too often it’s the
desert Mirage all too often it’s the simple illusions of light and shadow
simple illusions of light and shadow
simple illusions of light and shadow that warp your brains perspective of
that warp your brains perspective of
that warp your brains perspective of reality to show you what we mean let’s
reality to show you what we mean let’s
reality to show you what we mean let’s play a game take a look at this desert
play a game take a look at this desert
play a game take a look at this desert halfway around the world what do you see
halfway around the world what do you see
halfway around the world what do you see a bunch of big camels right except there
a bunch of big camels right except there
a bunch of big camels right except there are no big camels those camels are
are no big camels those camels are
are no big camels those camels are really shadows thrown by the actual
really shadows thrown by the actual
really shadows thrown by the actual camels which are the light brown figures
camels which are the light brown figures
camels which are the light brown figures on the sand this photo by National
on the sand this photo by National
on the sand this photo by National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz
Geographic photographer George Steinmetz
Geographic photographer George Steinmetz is a perfect example of how your brain
is a perfect example of how your brain
is a perfect example of how your brain makes snap judgments about perspective
makes snap judgments about perspective
makes snap judgments about perspective your brain has a tendency to assume that
your brain has a tendency to assume that
your brain has a tendency to assume that whatever you’re looking at must be at
whatever you’re looking at must be at
whatever you’re looking at must be at eye level
eye level
eye level after all you’re probably only used to
after all you’re probably only used to
after all you’re probably only used to seeing camels from one angle the ground
seeing camels from one angle the ground
seeing camels from one angle the ground which is why you might have mistaken
which is why you might have mistaken
which is why you might have mistaken these black shadows for actual camels
these black shadows for actual camels
these black shadows for actual camels but it only takes a split second of
but it only takes a split second of
but it only takes a split second of closer analysis for your brain to
closer analysis for your brain to
closer analysis for your brain to perform what scientists call mental
perform what scientists call mental
perform what scientists call mental rotation this is your brains way of
rotation this is your brains way of
rotation this is your brains way of creating a 3d image of what you’re
creating a 3d image of what you’re
creating a 3d image of what you’re seeing and then mentally changing the
seeing and then mentally changing the
seeing and then mentally changing the angle to give you a better point of view
angle to give you a better point of view
angle to give you a better point of view whether it’s a deceptive camera angle
whether it’s a deceptive camera angle
whether it’s a deceptive camera angle forced perspective or a trick of light
forced perspective or a trick of light
forced perspective or a trick of light and shadow the slightest change in
and shadow the slightest change in
and shadow the slightest change in perspective can cause your brain to leap
perspective can cause your brain to leap
perspective can cause your brain to leap to false conclusions so you’re about to
to false conclusions so you’re about to
to false conclusions so you’re about to see this next experiment take a look at
see this next experiment take a look at
see this next experiment take a look at this image full of bumps and craters how
this image full of bumps and craters how
this image full of bumps and craters how many bumps do you see go ahead and count
many bumps do you see go ahead and count
many bumps do you see go ahead and count them
got your answer did you save for bumps
got your answer did you save for bumps keep a close eye on the image because
keep a close eye on the image because
keep a close eye on the image because we’re going to turn it upside down
we’re going to turn it upside down
we’re going to turn it upside down now how many bumps do you count has the
now how many bumps do you count has the
now how many bumps do you count has the image changed to show six bumps
image changed to show six bumps
image changed to show six bumps how did flipping this image 180 degrees
how did flipping this image 180 degrees
how did flipping this image 180 degrees change the craters into bumps and the
change the craters into bumps and the
change the craters into bumps and the bumps into craters it all has to do with
bumps into craters it all has to do with
bumps into craters it all has to do with your brain and the Sun here to explain
your brain and the Sun here to explain
your brain and the Sun here to explain is Professor Jim cone of the University
is Professor Jim cone of the University
is Professor Jim cone of the University of Virginia over hundreds of thousands
of Virginia over hundreds of thousands
of Virginia over hundreds of thousands of years of human evolution people use
of years of human evolution people use
of years of human evolution people use the Sun to help determine time of day
the Sun to help determine time of day
the Sun to help determine time of day and location so your brain instinctively
and location so your brain instinctively
and location so your brain instinctively understands light comes from a single
understands light comes from a single
understands light comes from a single source above us and that shadows are
source above us and that shadows are
source above us and that shadows are created by the lights direction when
created by the lights direction when
created by the lights direction when your brain sees lighter shading on top
your brain sees lighter shading on top
your brain sees lighter shading on top of the circle and darker shading at the
of the circle and darker shading at the
of the circle and darker shading at the bottom it assumes the darker shading is
bottom it assumes the darker shading is
bottom it assumes the darker shading is a shadow cast by a light source above
a shadow cast by a light source above
a shadow cast by a light source above and behind the object meaning that
and behind the object meaning that
and behind the object meaning that circle must be about but in the case
circle must be about but in the case
circle must be about but in the case where there’s darker shading up top that
where there’s darker shading up top that
where there’s darker shading up top that means light isn’t hitting that area
means light isn’t hitting that area
means light isn’t hitting that area which is a signal to your brain that
which is a signal to your brain that
which is a signal to your brain that this circle must be a crater light
this circle must be a crater light
this circle must be a crater light shading and shadows help your brain give
shading and shadows help your brain give
shading and shadows help your brain give three-dimensional shape to the flat 2d
three-dimensional shape to the flat 2d
three-dimensional shape to the flat 2d image of the world projected onto your
image of the world projected onto your
image of the world projected onto your retinas to enhance that 3d perspective
retinas to enhance that 3d perspective
retinas to enhance that 3d perspective your brain also analyzes the distance
your brain also analyzes the distance
your brain also analyzes the distance depth and height of everything around
depth and height of everything around
depth and height of everything around you
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