Artist Julian Hoeber’s “Demon Hill,” now on view at the Harris Lieberman Gallery in New York City, is modelled after a roadside attraction called a “gravitational mystery spot” — where water runs uphill and gravity doesn’t behave as expected. Science Friday talked to cognitive scientist Michael Landy about what happens to our perceptual system inside the exhibition. Watch the video and see the photos below to explore.
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Flora Lichtman
Flora Lichtman is a host of Science Friday. In a previous life, she lived on a research ship where apertivi were served on the top deck, hoisted there via pulley by the ship’s chef.