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McGurk effect - Auditory Illusion - BBC Horizon Clip

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McGurk effect - Auditory Illusion - BBC Horizon Clip

A two-minute BBC Horizon clip demonstrating the McGurk effect, where what you see of a speaker's mouth changes the sound you hear.

Recommended as a quick demo of vision overriding hearing, and cited as an example of perception producing confident wrong answers.

4 Hacker News mentions · 2021–2025

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  • Neuroscience & the brain
  • Magic, puzzles & curiosities

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