Many people are reluctant to admit that they find optical illusions intriguing. When asked they may say they are no more than silly games. Actually that is not true as there is much psychological and philosophical underpinnings that make people see or not see the optical illusion.Not all optical illusions...
As cited in Boomer Yearbook’s ongoing series of psychological articles explaining online optical illusions visual elements play a very important role in both creating and understanding the mechanisms behind online optical illusion tricks. These visual elements, when placed systematically in relationship to each other, can produce many effective online optical illusions. When the human eye...
At some point in our lives, all of us have encountered the phenomenon of optical illusions and many of us have wondered exactly what is it that causes these varying perceptions. In 1992, Matthew Luckiesh in his book “Visual Illusions: Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications”, illuminated three main causative factors...
The rules for running a successful business have changed under Barack Obama.Now it’s been made much simpler. We take GM as an example: 1. Stiff your shareholders. That should save you billions of dollars.2. Stiff your bondholders. That’s more billions saved.3. Stiff the taxpayer. That’s a bunch more billions.4. Close down your big plants.5. Close down...
Dancing is an self-expressive art form, and pole dancing, similar to other dance styles, is a combination of self-expression as well as a performance art. For those who have been living under a rock, pole dancing can be characterized as a synergy of sensual dancing and gymnastic skills displayed by...
Common eyesight elderly problem issues are glaucoma and cataracts. While poor eyesight is not just an elderly problem, the incidence of these particular diseases does tend to increase as we age. Glaucoma is caused by damage to the optic nerve and can lead to blindness. A cataract is a clouding that occurs...
.Heart attack is one of most dangerous serial killers in the world and women are more prone to becoming its victims. We all know that this killer prefers attacking those with an unhealthy and sedentary lifestyle. But did you know that negative thinking also makes you more vulnerable to heart...
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to lose weight!”“How I wish I could look like her/him!”“Why do I have such an ugly body?”“I have no willpower…I can’t control myself around food”Does this sound like you? If yes, then you probably came here looking for a way to lose weight....
Sometimes our own thinking pattern causes our health problems. A chronic throat infection is one of the many problems that can be packaged due to negative thought patterns. Our bodies and minds communicate in a symbolic language. To understand this language, we need to first become aware of the symbolism...
