ROOM OF ILLUSIONS 2nd Edition

ROOM OF ILLUSIONS 2nd Edition
Author: Alan King
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2017-06-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0244614458

Reprint of the 2008 collection of color plates displaying the amazing surreal and optical illusion artwork by the UK Master of the Massurreal image.

The Science of Illusions

The Science of Illusions
Author: Jacques Ninio
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2001
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780801437700

A specialist in visual perception, Ninio (Centre National des Recherches Scientifiques, Paris) presents many classic and new illusions, explains the underlying logic of the various types, and suggests their value for neurological and physiological research. He does not provide an index. La Science des Illusions was published in 1998 by Editions Odile Jacob. Philip has translated widely from the French, including an autobiography of Francois Jacob. c. Book News Inc.

The Science of Imaging, Second Edition

The Science of Imaging, Second Edition
Author: Graham Saxby
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2010-11-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439812861

Edited and expanded to keep pace with the digital revolution, the new edition of this highly popular and critically acclaimed work provides a comprehensive exploration of imaging science. Brilliantly written and extensively illustrated, The Science of Imaging: An Introduction, Second Edition covers the fundamental laws of physics as well as the cutting-edge techniques defining current and future directions in the field. Improvements to this Edition Include: A new chapter on astronomical imaging A larger format with a wealth of illustrations Major revisions in the areas of digital imaging and modern technology Updated references with links to a wealth of online resources—including teaching material and expanded information This accessible introduction to the subject takes students on a grand tour of imaging. Starting with the fundamentals of light and basic cameras, the author journeys through television and holography to advanced scientific and medical imaging. He highlights essential formulas, while keeping the complex mathematics to a minimum. Copiously illustrated with a wealth of examples and a 16-page color insert, the text covers optics, imaging systems, materials, and image interpretation and creation in a manner that makes it easy to understand. Praise for the critically acclaimed First Edition: It's the best book I have read on the subject at this level. —Ron Graham, RPS Journal ... every student should read it, every photographer should own it, and every lecturer and journalist should know its contents inside out. —Jon Tarrant, British Journal of Photography

Perception of Space and Motion

Perception of Space and Motion
Author: William Epstein
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 521
Release: 1995-09-15
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0080538614

During the past 25 years, the field of space and motion perception has rapidly advanced. Once thought to be distinct perceptual modes, space and motion are now thought to be closely linked. Perception of Space andMotion provides a comprehensive review of perception and vision research literature, including new developments in the use of sound and touch in perceiving space and motion. Other topics include the perception of structure from motion, spatial layout,and information obtained in static and dynamic stimulation. Spatial layoutStructure from motionInformation on static and dynamic stimulation (visual, acoustic, and haptic)

Heart of Darkness - Ed. Goonetilleke - Second Edition

Heart of Darkness - Ed. Goonetilleke - Second Edition
Author: Joseph Conrad
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 263
Release: 1999-08-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1770481400

The story of Marlow travelling upriver in central Africa to find Kurtz, an ivory agent as consumed by the horror of human life as he is by physical illness, has long been considered a classic, and continues to be widely read and studied. This edition, edited by one of the leading figures in ‘the Conrad controversy,’ includes an introduction and explanatory notes, as well as a fascinating variety of contemporary documents that help to set this extraordinary work in the context of the period from which it emerged. The introduction and bibliography have been updated, and two new appendices have been added; the second of these is a selection of Alice Harris’s extraordinary but little-known photographs documenting the horrors of colonialism in turn-of-the-century Congo.

Necessary Illusions

Necessary Illusions
Author: Noam Chomsky
Publisher:
Total Pages: 422
Release: 1989
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780896083660

Argues that the media serves the needs of those in power rather than performing a watchdog role, and looks at specific cases and issues

Revision Notes in Psychiatry, Second Edition

Revision Notes in Psychiatry, Second Edition
Author: Basant Puri
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2004-06-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0340761318

Any candidate for the MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate examinations will feel challenged by the daunting breadth of the syllabus as well as by the level of detail required. Revision Notes in Psychiatry responds to that challenge by comprehensively presenting key up-to-date information across the whole spectrum of psychiatry and its scientific basis, within a clear structure. Since the highly successful publication of the first edition of Revision Notes in Psychiatry, there have been many new discoveries within most fields of psychiatry, and the subsequent updating of the MRCPsych is reflected in the second edition.

Inevitable Illusions

Inevitable Illusions
Author: Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1996-11-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780471159629

"Fascinating and insightful. . . . I cannot recall a book that has made me think more about the nature of thinking." -- Richard C. Lewontin Harvard University Everyone knows that optical illusions trick us because of the way we see. Now scientists have discovered that cognitive illusions, a set of biases deeply embedded in the human mind, can actually distort the way we think. In Inevitable Illusions, distinguished cognitive researcher Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini takes us on a provocative, challenging, and thoroughly entertaining exploration of the games our minds play. He opens the doors onto the newly charted realm of the cognitive unconscious to reveal the full range of illusions, showing how they inhibit our ability to reason--no matter what our educational background or IQ. Inevitable Illusions is stimulating, eye-opening food for thought.