Japanese mathematician Kokichi Sugihara has won the annual Illusion of the Year Contest with a fascinating 3D model of a nearly 200-year old 2D illusion. The contest, run by the UK-based Neural ...

You may have heard the saying, “you can’t square a circle”, which is essentially metaphor for trying to do the impossible. Yet, world-renowned illusion researcher Kokichi Sugihara of Meiji ...

No, there are no magnets in there. The ball is rolling just the way you see it. This illusion is the work of mathematics professor, Kokichi Sugihara, from ...

At least that's what optical illusion expert and mathematics professor Kokichi Sugihara believes. Sugihara has gained worldwide recognition by designing structures that he calls "impossible motions." ...

Kokichi Sugihara is a Japanese mathematician, professor, and artist who creates mind-bending optical illusions. He specializes in 3D printing "impossible objects." His illusions are award-winning ...

The Best Illusion of the Year contest naturally chose a mind-boggling winner. "Triply Ambiguous Object" created by Kokichi Sugihara of Japan shows what appears to be a three-dimensional object ...

Mathematician Kokichi Sugihara, of Meiji University in Japan, once again proves he’s the greatest illusion inventor of our time. Instead of just creating mind-melting images, he creates real ...

The arrow illusion above is by mathematician and sculptor Kokichi Sugihara. It can’t point left! Reason? It’s 3D-printed with a bunch of curves our brains don’t register. Freaky!

The Best Illusion of the Year contest named its 2020 winner: "3D Schröder Staircase" by Kokichi Sugihara. The staircase has two interpretations, both of which look like a staircase being viewed ...

Kokichi Sugihara, the master illusionist and mathematics professor at Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan, is at it again with an illusion that would make Gob from Arrested Development leap out of a ...

In a packed concert hall, Kokichi Sugihara wields a pickaxe and mimes a blow to the stage. "I am a miner, and I have a secret," Sugihara says, adjusting his hard hat and headlamp. "I have ...