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Best of 2020

  • The winning illusion puts a 3D twist on a classic 2D trick
    Science
    Trip out with the best optical illusions of 2020
    Japanese mathematician Kokichi Sugihara has won the annual Illusion of the Year Contest with a fascinating 3D model of a nearly 200-year old 2D illusion. The contest, run by the UK-based Neural Correlate Society has been bending brains for 16 years.