Look At The World In A Whole New Way

In the app today: A high-tech set of glasses boosts your color perception, and "blue lies" make it easy for politicians to spread falsehoods. FACT OF THE DAY: If tarsirs were as big as humans, their eyes would be the size of grapefruit. [Curiosity Daily logo]( Looking At Things Differently One of the side effects of having a job where you're learning something new all the time is that you are constantly having to look at the world through a new point of view. Of course, that new way of looking at things isn't always as literal as when you get to wear a pair of [glasses that give you superhuman color perception]( but that little story got us thinking about the other times we've been able to see things in a new way. These Glasses Let You See More Colors [These New Glasses Can Put Your Color Perception Powers Into Overdrive]( We see color because of the three types of cone cells in our eyes, which pick up red, green, and blue light respectively. With these new lenses, invented at UW-Madison, wearers emulate a fourth type of cell, with possible applications ranging from anti-counterfeiting measures to spotting camouflage. Read More: [These New Glasses Can Put Your Color Perception Powers Into Overdrive]( Think You're "Due" A Winning Hand In Poker? Think Again. [The Gambler's Fallacy Is A Costly Misunderstanding of Chance]( One of the most shocking perspective shifts you can experience is one where you realize that a basic assumption you've been making has no basis in reality. Take the gambler's fallacy, for example. Just because the roulette wheel has come up black every time for the past hour, that doesn't mean that a red is "due" next—and acting like it does benefits no one but the casino. Read More: [The Gambler's Fallacy Is A Costly Misunderstanding Of Chance]( Galileo Gave Us The Ultimate New Perspective [Who Was Galileo Galilei?]( You can't talk about having your whole outlook changed without talking about the original paradigm shifter. Without Galileo's adherance to verifiable facts (and downright stubbornness in the face of the church), it might have been another 100 years before we realized the Earth orbited the sun. Read More: [Who Was Galileo Galilei?]( [Home Cooking Made Simple]( Also In The Curiosity App Today - The [swing at the end of the world]( in Ecuador sends you soaring over a 1,000-foot drop. Of course there's not a seatbelt. - Why do your friends on the other side of the political aisle believe such ridiculous things? [Blue lies]( are why—and you're not immune to them. - [The Streisand Effect]( is when the more you try to hide something, the more everyone wants to know about it. - [Women heal faster than men]( when it comes to recovering from an intense workout. [OPEN THE APP]( Discover More Amazing Stories Every Day! Start following the subjects that interest you most. We do the work of writing, designing and curating can't-miss articles and videos in those subjects, so you can let your natural curiosity lead the way. [EXPLORE ALL SUBJECTS]( Follow us and smarten up your social media. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Google+]( [Pinterest]( [undefined]( [Advertise on Curiosity]( Not Curious Anymore? If you already know everything, you might as well hit the button below to unsubscribe, or just update your [email preferences](. [UNSUBSCRIBE]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Preferences]( Beacon Solutions, Inc. 4809 Ravenswood Ave Chicago, IL 60640