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episode 17: Pareidolia -- Why We See Human Faces in Clouds, Rocks, Tree Bark, on the Moon, and even Mars
Pareidolia: Why We See Human Faces in Clouds, Rocks, Tree Bark, on the Moon, and even Mars
In this episode of the fine art photography podcast, we discuss the psychological phenomenon of Pareidolia, or the tendency to recognize faces in random shapes, patterns, or noise, and sometimes in our own photographs!
Cited in this podcast:
My blog
https://icatchshadows.com/
Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pareidolia
Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/25448-pareidolia.html
Wikipedia: Giuseppe Arcimboldo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo#/media/File:Vertumnus_%C3%A5rstidernas_gud_m%C3%A5lad_av_Giuseppe_Arcimboldo_1591_-_Skoklosters_slott_-_91503.tiff
Wikipedia -- Pareidolia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia
Inverse, article by Hannah Margaret Allen
https://www.inverse.com/article/49527-what-is-pareidolia