# Optical illusions show how we see

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Beau Lotto
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/beau_lotto_optical_illusions_show_how_we_see)
- 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)

Beau Lotto's color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can't normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints your perception of what's really out there.

## Lectures

1. [Optical illusions show how we see](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/beau_lotto_optical_illusions_show_how_we_see/47161ac5f7ae), 17 min (TED's player)