Over The 'Yanny' Vs. 'Laurel' Debate? Here's Another Way to Trick Your Ears

May 18, 2018, 10:19 AM

The great Yanny vs. Laurel debate may have been settled (it's actually "Laurel," no matter what you heard), but there are plenty of other ways to trick your ears — and learn a little science in the process.

Perhaps the most famous is the McGurk effect, a phenomenon named for Harry McGurk, half of the research duo who first wrote about the auditory illusion back in the 1970s.