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How to echolocate
how to, perception Clare Jonas 07/02/2025 how to, perception Clare Jonas 07/02/2025

How to echolocate

Navigating by sound isn’t just for bats! If you can hear, you can probably learn to echolocate. Find out how.

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How does information get from the eyes to the brain?
brain biology, perception Clare Jonas 21/05/2023 brain biology, perception Clare Jonas 21/05/2023

How does information get from the eyes to the brain?

Your brain’s doing its best, but what you see isn’t reality. It's more like a useful hallucination that lets you interact with the world.

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The ugly side of cuteness
perception, evolutionary psychology Clare Jonas 28/02/2022 perception, evolutionary psychology Clare Jonas 28/02/2022

The ugly side of cuteness

What makes an animal cute, and why is that sometimes a bad thing?

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How many senses do humans have?
perception, brain biology Clare Jonas 30/08/2021 perception, brain biology Clare Jonas 30/08/2021

How many senses do humans have?

Spoiler alert: it’s far more than five

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How to make food taste better – with psychology
how to, perception, individual differences, but why Clare Jonas 06/06/2021 how to, perception, individual differences, but why Clare Jonas 06/06/2021

How to make food taste better – with psychology

… and why this research could get us to Mars.

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What is aphantasia?
brain biology, individual differences, perception, cognitive psychology, what is...? Clare Jonas 12/09/2020 brain biology, individual differences, perception, cognitive psychology, what is...? Clare Jonas 12/09/2020

What is aphantasia?

Can you see the world in your mind’s eye, or is it all a blank? Come find out why not everyone has mental imagery.

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What is synaesthesia?
perception, individual differences, what is...? Clare Jonas 13/06/2020 perception, individual differences, what is...? Clare Jonas 13/06/2020

What is synaesthesia?

I spent 10 years researching synaesthesia and I’ve squashed all my knowledge into one blog!

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Why it's so difficult to describe smells
individual differences, perception, but why Clare Jonas 16/05/2020 individual differences, perception, but why Clare Jonas 16/05/2020

Why it's so difficult to describe smells

I thought it was about brain structure, but it’s actually about language!

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Why do out of body experiences happen?
brain biology, perception, mental health and illness, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 20/10/2019 brain biology, perception, mental health and illness, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 20/10/2019

Why do out of body experiences happen?

Find out what’s happening in the brain when you have an out of body experience, and how to trick yourself into having one!

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Clare explains: What's up with this optical illusion?
perception Clare Jonas 30/07/2019 perception Clare Jonas 30/07/2019

Clare explains: What's up with this optical illusion?

This picture looks like it’s in full colour but it’s really black-and-white with an overlaid grid of colour. How does it work?

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Why we have food preferences
individual differences, perception, evolutionary psychology, but why Clare Jonas 29/04/2019 individual differences, perception, evolutionary psychology, but why Clare Jonas 29/04/2019

Why we have food preferences

You like potato and I like potahto, so let's do some science and find out why.

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Why we see faces in inanimate objects
evolutionary psychology, perception, but why Clare Jonas 21/03/2019 evolutionary psychology, perception, but why Clare Jonas 21/03/2019

Why we see faces in inanimate objects

It’s called pareidolia and it’s amazing! But why do our brains do it?

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Why time speeds up as we get older
developmental psychology, perception, but why Clare Jonas 03/02/2019 developmental psychology, perception, but why Clare Jonas 03/02/2019

Why time speeds up as we get older

Summer seemed to last forever when we were young but is now only five minutes long. What gives?

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What is ASMR?
mental health and illness, individual differences, perception, what is...? Clare Jonas 03/01/2019 mental health and illness, individual differences, perception, what is...? Clare Jonas 03/01/2019

What is ASMR?

Ever had a strange but nice tingly sensation in your scalp while watching a video? That’s ASMR - but why does it happen?

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Why we believe in ghosts
brain biology, perception, personality, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 29/10/2018 brain biology, perception, personality, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 29/10/2018

Why we believe in ghosts

Maybe they’re real; maybe it’s just magnets.

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Is red a winning colour?
perception, sport psychology Clare Jonas 15/07/2018 perception, sport psychology Clare Jonas 15/07/2018

Is red a winning colour?

Did England do well in the 2018 Men’s World Cup because they were wearing red?

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Selfie-ish behaviour
perception, brain biology Clare Jonas 06/01/2018 perception, brain biology Clare Jonas 06/01/2018

Selfie-ish behaviour

Quick, take a selfie! Now, click to find out why you’re likely to have shown one side of your face to the camera.

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