# Visual illusions that show how we (mis)think

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2004
- Speaker: Al Seckel
- Year: 2004
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/al_seckel_visual_illusions_that_show_how_we_mis_think)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Al Seckel, an expert on illusions, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. He shares loads of cool tricks to prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it.

## Lectures

1. [Visual illusions that show how we (mis)think](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/al_seckel_visual_illusions_that_show_how_we_mis_think/47d37465afeb), 15 min (TED's player)