Is Seeing Really Believing?

There’s an old adage that 'seeing is believing' or 'I’ll believe it when I see…

An episode of the Science Distilled podcast, hosted by Michelle Matus, titled "Is Seeing Really Believing?" was published on July 17, 2019 and runs 25 minutes.

July 17, 2019 ·25m · Science Distilled

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There’s an old adage that 'seeing is believing' or 'I’ll believe it when I see it,' but can our eyes really be trusted?

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There’s an old adage that 'seeing is believing' or 'I’ll believe it when I see it,' but can our eyes really be trusted?

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