Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. What happens when imagination meets perception, and ordinary objects come alive? We explore the science of pareidolia. Summary: Our minds are wired to ...

Many people have experienced pareidolia without realizing it. It's the phenomenon where the brain sees or hears something of significance in a random picture or pattern. A common example is seeing ...

Have you ever looked at the front of a car and thought it looked like it was smiling? Or spotted a face in a piece of toast or a cloud? This strange yet common experience isn’t your imagination ...

Every Easter morning, Donna Lee makes pierogis. The Polish pastry, made from frying a special dough, has become a beloved part of the family tradition. But Easter 2005 brought something very ...

While circling Mars in 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 spacecraft took pictures of its surface. One image created quite a bit of controversy: It’s impossible not to immediately see the pattern on the image.