In the last lesson of the color unit, Cheryl asks about the dress the "broke the internet" where people couldn't agree about whether it was white and gold or blue and black. To answer the question, Ryan will talk about how we perceive colors, including a few optical illusions!

This is part of our Color unit.

Resources from this episode:

How "the dress" became an illusion unlike any other

Optical Illusion: Dress colour debate goes global

Two years later, we finally know why people saw "the dress" differently

Checker Shadow Illusion 1

Checker Shadow Illusion 2

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