Have you ever entered a pitch black room and felt like you had to close your eyes in order to see clearly? It may seem counterintuitive, but it’s actually true. We rely on sight for most information, but sometimes closing your eyes can enhance what you perceive. In dim light, closing your eyes briefly lets […]
We’ve all been there. You meet someone new, they tell you their name, and then you immediately forget it and in the middle of the conversation, we go, “Sorry, your name again?” It’s a mortifying experience, but it’s also a surprisingly common one. There are a few reasons why we might forget it so easily. […]
Have you ever had a Street Waltz? That awkward encounter where you were walking down one way on the street and another person was approaching in the opposite direction and as you both come closer, in order to make way for the person, you take a step to your right and they also take a […]
Have you ever walked into a room, only to forget what you were going to do there? If so, you’re not alone. This common experience is known as the doorway effect, and it’s caused by the way our brains process information. When we walk through a doorway, our brains have to switch our attention to […]
Look, if you have not experienced a ‘did my wig just fall off’ moment, that is, your wig has not fallen off your head in public, you haven’t experienced one of the premium forms of embarrassment as a lady! It has happened to me. Not in public-public though, but not at home. I was animatedly […]
Have you ever been looking for something, like say, an article that has a red color and all of a sudden, you start noticing more of things that have red color? This a phenomenon called Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, also known as the frequency illusion is a cognitive bias in which people believe that […]
Ever get that feeling you’re falling off a cliff when you’re about to fall asleep? Hypnic jerks, also known as sleep starts, are involuntary muscle contractions that occur when the body is in the transitional stage between wakefulness and sleep. They are often accompanied by a feeling of falling. They are very common and are […]
Have you ever woken up in your dark room at night and wondered, “Where am I?” That is, you can no longer tell where your head or feet are facing in the room. Hahahaaa! This is a phenomenon called spatial disorientation. It is a temporary loss of the ability to know where you are in […]
Semantic Satiation. Have you ever looked at a word for so long that it started to look wrong to you? You suddenly start doubting if the spelling of “the” is even correct – Hehe! This phenomenon is known as semantic satiation. It occurs when you repeat a word or phrase over and over again, causing […]
The world is a beautiful place, especially after a rain. The air is fresh, the flowers are blooming, and the earth is alive with new life. But there is one downside to post-rain bliss: the mud. Mud is necessary in nature of course. It helps to nourish the plants and keep the soil healthy. But […]
