Symmetry: Less than meets the eye

Symmetry is less than meets the eye

Symmetry is a ubiquitous feature in the visual environment and can be detected by a variety of species, ranging from insects through to humans [1,2]. Here we show it can also bias estimates of basic scene properties. Mirror (reflective) symmetry can be detected in as little as 50 ms, in both natural and artificial visual scenes, and even when embedded within cluttered backgrounds [1]. In terms ...

Globalization: Less than Meets the Eye

With a decline in price gaps among countries, price correlations across markets should increase, and divergences in production should rise due to enhanced opportunities for specialization in each country. But different economies have continued to emulate one another rather than specialize, sometimes contributing to oversupply and gluts in particular markets. Computer chips, steel and shipbuildi...

Benchmarking Science Education Software: LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE

How good is this software? Does it cover well the most important content? Does it use pedagogical strategies that are likely to enhance real understanding? And do students and teachers easily use it? This article will briefly summarize the results of a study that examined how well the allegedly best English language science education software measures up to the national standards for the teachi...

Less than meets the eye: Democratic legitimacy and deliberative theory

The "hypnotic state" and eye movements: Less there than meets the eye?

Responsiveness to hypnotic procedures has been related to unusual eye behaviors for centuries. Kallio and collaborators claimed recently that they had found a reliable index for "the hypnotic state" through eye-tracking methods. Whether or not hypnotic responding involves a special state of consciousness has been part of a contentious debate in the field, so the potential validity of their clai...