Is seeing always believing? Join neuroscientists, psychologists and illusionists for an evening in the five-floor wunderkammer of Edinburgh’s Camera Obscura to explore the multi-faceted mechanics of perception. Enjoy a glass of wine and a chat with our scientists as Dr Dave Carmel (PPLS) and Prof Roger Newport discuss the workings of the human mind and how crafty mathematics can be used to exploit the glitches in our mammalian brains. Learn how an Ames Room works, navigate the vortex tunnel and discover how we are programmed to find human faces in the mirror maze. The World of Illusions Is seeing always believing? Join neuroscientists, psychologists and illusionists for an evening in the five-floor wunderkammer of Edinburgh’s Camera Obscura to explore the multi-faceted mechanics of perception. Enjoy a glass of wine and a chat with our scientists as Dr Dave Carmel (PPLS) and Prof Roger Newport discuss the workings of the human mind and how crafty mathematics can be used to exploit the glitches in our mammalian brains. Learn how an Ames Room works, navigate the vortex tunnel and discover how we are programmed to find human faces in the mirror maze. Tuesday 14 April 2015, 8.30pm Tuesday 14 April 2015, 10.30pm Camera Obscura and World of Illusions Book tickets for The World of Illusions on the site of the Edinburgh International Science Festival Publication date 15 Oct, 2015
