Navigating by sound isn’t just for bats! If you can hear, you can probably learn to echolocate. Find out how.
All in perception
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.
The ugly side of cuteness
What makes an animal cute, and why is that sometimes a bad thing?
How many senses do humans have?
Spoiler alert: it’s far more than five
How to make food taste better – with psychology
… and why this research could get us to Mars.
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.
What is synaesthesia?
I spent 10 years researching synaesthesia and I’ve squashed all my knowledge into one blog!
Why it's so difficult to describe smells
I thought it was about brain structure, but it’s actually about language!
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!
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?
Why we have food preferences
You like potato and I like potahto, so let's do some science and find out why.
Why we see faces in inanimate objects
It’s called pareidolia and it’s amazing! But why do our brains do it?
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?
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?
Why we believe in ghosts
Maybe they’re real; maybe it’s just magnets.
Is red a winning colour?
Did England do well in the 2018 Men’s World Cup because they were wearing red?
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.