The McGurk effect is a perceptual phenomenon which demonstrates an interaction between hearing and vision in speech perception. It suggests that speech perception is multimodal, that is, that it involves information from more than one sensory modality. The McGurk effect is sometimes called the McGurk-MacDonald effect. It was first described in a paper by Harry [...]
In the following video, Youtube user philhellenes explains how science came to save his soul. This is one of the most beautiful and eloquent presentation I’ve had the chance to see on the subject. If you only have a little time today and can’t watch all the other things we’ve posted, be sure to take [...]
Bombad Bounty: A somewhat funny Lego Star Wars 3d animation offering an entirely different perspective on the original Star Wars trilogy. Enjoy! [Via Super Punch]
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The Amazon Kindle 3G allows users to view any webpage in the world on a six inch monochrome screen. That doesn’t sound too impressive, unless you are in China. See, it’s not the display that’s of interest here: it’s the “any webpage” part. That’s because the device apears to have circumvented the infamous “great firewall [...]
Check out these AWESOME TRON-themed game controllers from PDP: Nice, aren’t they? Unfortunately, the PS3 and Xbox 360 units are wired, but hey, I know some people who prefer them that way. [Tron Controllers: Wii | Xbox360 | PS3]
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This Lego reproduction of a dissected frog looks almost as educational as the real thing, minus the smell and general yuckiness of having to handle a real frog’s innards. Too bad those weren’t available back when I was in high school. Oh well, what can we do? Those days are long over now… not that [...]
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