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Does our mind’s eye match real life? New study shows differences in how we perceive images

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 09:50 AM PDT

A new study investigated how we visualize things that we have already seen, discovering that many adults are resistant to imagining their own vision as if it were a flat image -- seeing it in its fully processed, knowledge-laden form instead.

Switching to green cleaning reduces users’ exposure to potentially harmful chemicals

Posted: 01 Sep 2021 06:01 AM PDT

Teenagers from California's Salinas Valley worked alongside scientists on research showing that switching to green cleaning products can reduce users' exposure to a variety of toxic chemicals. The high school team also created a series of animated public service announcements, in both English and Spanish, to share the results with their community.