Astronomy Cast Ep. 463: Pareidolia and the Moon

New post on Universe Today Astronomy Cast Ep. 463: Pareidolia and the Moon by Susie Murph The man in the moon, the pyramids on Mars. Every cloud, ever. Humans have a tendency to pattern match when they're looking around the Universe - it's called pareidolia. What causes this behavior, and how can we use this to debunk some hilarious conspiracy theories? We usually record Astronomy Cast every Friday at 3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST / 20:00 PM UTC. You can watch us live on AstronomyCast.com, or the AstronomyCast YouTube page. Visit the Astronomy Cast Page to subscribe to the audio podcast! If you would like to support Astronomy Cast, please visit our page at Patreon here - https://www.patreon.com/astronomycast. We greatly appreciate your support! If you would like to join the Weekly Space Hangout Crew, visit their site here and sign up. They're a great team who can help you join our online discussions! Susie Murph | October 30, 2017 at 3:54 pm | URL: https://wp.me/p1CHIY-zXg Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser:  https://www.universetoday.com/138214/astronomy-cast-ep-463-pareidolia-moon/