Ep. 463: Pareidolia and the Moon
Full Raw Episode with Q&A
365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition · [email protected]
October 30, 201757m 31s
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Show Notes
The man in the moon, the pyramids on Mars. Every cloud, ever. Humans have a tendency to pattern match when they're looking around the Universe - it's called pareidolia. What causes this behavior, and how can we use this to debunk some hilarious conspiracy theories?