Introducing the Dynamic Weight Illusion (DWI): after a collision-like event, people lift as if they inferred the correct relative mass from the physics, but their explicit weight reports invert — just like classic weight illusions. doi.org/10.1152/jn.0... [1/2]

New paper: the ‘Double Ring Illusion’! Does the visual system integrate *intuitive physics*? This new illusion developed by Brent Strickland and I offers a straightforward demonstration – one that you can experience yourselves! Demos in thread👇 [1/6]

If you're heading to @cogscisociety.bsky.social, come to our symposium “Perception as a Foundation for Common‑Sense Theories of the World” 📅 August 1 • 9 AM 📍 Salon 2 With @thiskevinsmith.bsky.social @shariliu.bsky.social @judithfan.bsky.social @ardeeb.bsky.social — See you there! #CogSci2025

If you're heading to @cogscisociety.bsky.social check out the presentations from our lab And congratulations again to @emaliemcmahon.bsky.social on her Glushko dissertation prize 🥳