Allow me to present to you the after effects of Evolution which did not anticipate video cameras and head-mounted projection.
The key to creating an artificial out-of-body experience is to scramble a person's visual and touch sensations, tricking their brain into perceiving that they are somewhere else.[via New Scientist]
How easily our brain gets tricked!
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Finally, something really important to blog about:
Here's a juicy one from the Aug 24 Science.
Body ownership - the sense that one's body belongs to one's self - is central to self-awareness, and yet is something that most of us take completely for granted.
This world cup has been marked by beautiful games and people accusing refs of making bad calls. David Hirshey in today's NY Times OpEd section: