The Bicycle Problem: How the Illusion of Explanatory Depth Tricks Your Brain

Do you know how a bicycle works? If asked, could you say where the chain, pedals and frame are? According to a 2006 study by the University of Liverpool, maybe not. Participants in the study were asked to draw a picture of a bicycle. Later, to make sure that lack of artistic skill wasn’t a … Continue reading The Bicycle Problem: How the Illusion of Explanatory Depth Tricks Your Brain