Virtually Reality

Today we’re talking about virtual reality, but ditch those computer goggles and just listen with your brain meats, because we’re talking about a more organic, squishy form of virtual reality. What happens when the human or animal brain takes some creative license? Or when your own hand rebels against you? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: if you call a fish four-eyes, is that science or just bullying? With special guest Anna Salinas. FOOTNOTES:

Find your blindspot

Blindspot studies

Rats can move each eye independently

Experience rat vision!

Pacific barreleye fish's transparent head!

The brownsnout spookfish's four eyes

The brownsnout spookfish looking like some kind of fake Jim Henson puppet 

Kitty with possible signs of phantom limb

Crab self-amputating to escape gull

Mirror therapy reorganizes brain

Can animals understand mirrors?

What happens when you poke the fusiform gyrus

Horses hold grudges

You aren't crazy, dogs ham it up just for you

Wasps know a friendly face

Bee orchid trying to seduce bees with sexy bee shape

Monkey orchids

Beautiful crab spider mimics flower

The completely unreal looking orchid mantis

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