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Peter Thompson: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Peter Thompson, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

• Flip a distorted face upside down and the distortion disappears

  Psychologist Peter Thompson rotated Margaret Thatcher's eyes and mouth 180 degrees within an otherwise normal photo of her face, and the result looked monstrous — but only right-si…

  — Peter Thompson, Margaret Thatcher: A New Illusion

• Flip a distorted face upside down, and the distortion disappears

  Psychologist Peter Thompson took a photo of Margaret Thatcher, rotated her eyes and mouth 180 degrees within the otherwise normal face, and found the result looked grotesque right-…

  — Peter Thompson, Margaret Thatcher: A New Illusion

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