49 m. ago Can you see circles or rectangles? And does the answer depend on where you grew up? | Anil Seth

We may believe we see the world exactly as it is – but as studies of optical illusions show, it’s far more complex than thatAnil Seth is a professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of SussexDo people from different cultures and environments see the world differently? Two recent studies have different takes on this decades-long controversy. The answer might be more complicated, and more interesting, than either study suggests.One study, led by Ivan Kroupin at the London School of Economics, asked how people from different cultures perceived a visual illusion known as the Coffer illusion. They discovered that people in the UK and US saw it mainly in one way, as comprising rectangles – while people from rural communities in Namibia typically saw it another way: as containing circles. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ‘It’s my final encore’: Ozzy Osbourne to perform for last time at Birmingham show

Saturday’s 10-hour concert will reunite original lineup of Black Sabbath and feature a multitude of metal bandsHe is considered to be the godfather of heavy metal, but after more than five decades in the game, the “prince of darkness”, Ozzy Osbourne, brings his blistering performing career to an end with a highly anticipated final concert this weekend.Thousands of metal fans will descend on Birmingham’s Villa Park on Saturday to see the original Black Sabbath lineup reunite for the first time in 20 years, in what has been billed as the “greatest heavy metal show ever”. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago My cultural awakening: a Marina Abramović show helped me to stop hating my abusive father

At an Abramović art takeover I discovered the quiet strength of a political protester from Myanmar. It gave me a new father figure – and unblocked my creativityOn an unseasonably warm day in October 2023, I arrived, ahead of the queues, at London’s Southbank Centre for a conceptual art takeover by the world-famous Marina Abramović Institute.I had recently read Marina’s memoir Walk Through Walls, which had resonated. So, when I’d seen the event advertised – hours-long performances by artists she’d invited, curated and introduced by Marina – I bought a £60 ticket and waited for my time slot to enter the Queen Elizabeth Hall. I hadn’t seen performance art before, and this was due to include her well-known work The Artist Is Present with an artist sitting, static and silent, in a chair all day, as Marina once did for an accumulated 736 hours and 30 minutes at the Museum of Modern Art. I felt certain that it would affect me, I just wasn’t sure how. Continue reading...

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An arsonist has set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue and forced the congregation to flee, seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same Australian city with an accelerant-fueled blaze that left a worshipper injured

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4 h. ago Trans killer moans "human rights breached" over leaked recording of her cracking joke

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5 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: power to Zaporizhzhia plant cut off as UN watchdog warns nuclear safety ‘extremely precarious’

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5 h. ago Embarrassing new video contradicts deported domestic abuser's claims he was tortured in El Salvador superjail

Kilmar Abrego Garcia alleges he was tortured in El Salvador's notorious CECOT super-prison after being removed from country as part of Donald Trump's border crackdown.

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7 h. ago Photos of flooded Texas Hill Country, a region dotted with century

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8 h. ago ‘Catastrophic’ flood in Texas kills at least 13, including children, with more missing from summer camp

Up to 10in of rain fell overnight, prompting flash flooding in region west of Austin hit by long droughtThunderstorms and torrential rain triggered deadly flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday, killing at least 13 people and leaving more than 20 girls from a summer camp missing, according to local authorities.The region was beset by death and disaster on Friday after months’ worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours, leaving search teams to conduct boat and helicopter rescues in the fast-moving water that overtook riverfront communities and children’s summer camps. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago After the biggest Russian blitz yet, Trump promises air defences for Ukraine

The US President made the pledge after a 'very disappointing' phone call with Vladimir Putin on Thursday night, with Russia launching the barrage hours after.

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9 h. ago Palestine Action loses appeal hours before terror ban due to start

The Court of Appeal heard the challenge ahead of the planned ban starting at midnight.

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