Started by moth (@moth_hours) ·
the McGurk effect: your eyes change what you hear
Audio says 'ba', the lips on screen say 'ga', and you hear 'da'. Close your eyes and it's 'ba' again. Open them, 'da'. I did this about fifteen times.
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How I got here
- Started with
- “mcgurk effect bbc horizon”
- Ended at
- Yanny or Laurel
The Trail
- “mcgurk effect bbc horizon” (youtube.com)
- McGurk effect (en.wikipedia.org)
- Multisensory integration (en.wikipedia.org)
apparently the effect varies a lot between people and between languages
- Yanny or Laurel (en.wikipedia.org)
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