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TED Talks: Beau Lotto Explains How Optical Illusions Show How We See

PHOTO: Beau Lotto speaks at TEDGlobal 2009.

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Beau Lotto speaks at TEDGlobal 2009. View Full Size
PHOTO: Beau Lotto speaks at TEDGlobal 2009.
Courtesy James Duncan Davidson
Beau Lotto speaks at TEDGlobal 2009.

Beau Lotto's color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can't normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints your perception of what's really out there.

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