Decoder Ring: The Truth About #TheDress
In the history of viral images, #TheDress has got to be in the top 10. This unassuming photo of a party dress kicked off a global debate when people realized they were seeing it completely differently. Is it black and blue, or white and gold? In today\u2019s episode, we\u2019ll talk to someone who was there when the photo was first taken, and the BuzzFeed writer whose post briefly broke the internet. Then we go down the optical rabbit hole with a neuroscientist who\u2019s been studying the The Dress for years. What does it reveal about the nature of truth?\nThis podcast was written by Willa Paskin, who produces Decoder Ring with Katie Shepherd. This episode was edited by Andrew Adam Newman.\xa0Derek John is Slate\u2019s senior supervising producer of narrative podcasts. Merritt Jacob is senior technical director.\nWe\u2019ll hear from Paul Jinks, Cates Holderness, Pascal Wallisch, and David McRaney author of the book How Minds Change. Here\u2019s the optical illusion of the strawberries mentioned in the episode and created by Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka.\n\nIf you haven\u2019t please yet, subscribe and rate our feed in Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. And even better, tell your friends.\n\nIf you\u2019re a fan of the show, I\u2019d love for you to sign up for Slate Plus.\xa0\n\xa0\nSlate Plus members get to listen to Decoder Ring \u2014 and every other Slate podcast \u2014 ad-free. Their support is also crucial to our work. So please go to Slate.com/decoderplus to join Slate Plus today.\n\nCheck out\xa0Remote Works\xa0here.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices