In this week’s Science Sunday, we’re talking about perception. You use perception every day, however, you may not have thought much about it before. If you have one candy bar, but your friend has four candy bars, you would say that your friend has many more candy bars than you do. But if you had 100 candy bars and your friend had 104, you would say they only have a few more. In both cases, your friend has three more candy bars than you have, so why does it seem like they have more in the first scenario than the second?
Watch the full Science Sunday: Perception segment to learn why that is, and also learn a trick you can do at home to impress your friends and family!
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Caroline Warren is a Community Engagement and Marketing Intern at the Connecticut Science Center. She is a senior at the University of Connecticut working towards a Bachelor of Science in Marketing with a concentration in Digital Media and Analytics. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her dog and traveling!