Verkkoin viral debate over dress’ true color, scientists explain why our brains see objects differently.

Verkkogold and white or black and blue?

Some people see one.

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By now, just about everyone who’s paying attention.

Verkkois it white and gold or is it black and blue?

Verkkowhether you saw gold and white or black and blue, the meme revealed a truth about human perception.

Verkkosome people see a white and gold dress in dark shadow.

Psychologists call it naive realism.

β€œit’s blue and black” said the blue cavalry β€œno!

Verkkoscience solved the mystery of why we perceive the dress in different colors.

Some people see a blue and black dress washed out in bright light.

β€œi’ve studied individual differences in color vision for 30 years, and this is one of the biggest individual differences i’ve ever seen. ”

A debate about dress colour becomes an internet sensation.

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