Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

How First Impressions Work People often say “the eyes reveal the soul,” and optical illusions show how our minds interpret images in different ways. What we notice first can reflect how we think and what we focus on. The Crow or the Glove One illusion shows an image that can appear “as a crow or…

The Unexpected Cleaning Emergency I wasn’t planning to clean. No tip, no hack, no brunch advice prepared me for this. One minute, I was folding towels. The next, a message popped up: “We’re heading over!” I froze. The bathroom. I hadn’t looked at it in days—maybe more. I walked in, gave it a glance, and immediately noticed…

Rope Beds: A Sleep Experience Unlike Any Other Imagine this: you’re exhausted, it’s late, and instead of flopping onto a memory foam mattress, you climb into a rope bed. Yes—rope. It’s a unique experience, and at first glance, it looks more like a medieval prop than a functional bed. But once you understand its design,…

Rethinking How the Americas Were Populated For decades, history textbooks taught a simple story: during the last Ice Age, a land bridge called Beringia connected Siberia to Alaska. Early humans followed migrating animals across this route and eventually spread throughout the Western Hemisphere. The narrative was clean, easy to diagram, and widely accepted. Yet recent research shows…

The Magic of Mashed Potatoes A bowl of perfectly creamy mashed potatoes feels magical. Soft, buttery, and smooth, they melt in your mouth with every bite. Whether paired with a Sunday roast or starring in a cozy weeknight dinner, mashed potatoes transform simple meals into memorable experiences. Achieving that restaurant-quality texture isn’t luck. It comes…

The Bottle Tree Surprise Ever been walking and spotted a tree sparkling with glass bottles hanging from its branches? I did, and I had to do a double-take. At first, I assumed it was some quirky DIY experiment. But then I learned it was a bottle tree—and the history behind it is far more fascinating than…

Contestant Loses Jeep in Tense “Wheel of Fortune” Bonus Round Viewers of Wheel of Fortune were left stunned Monday night as a nerve-wracking Bonus Round cost contestant Michael Soltis a brand-new Jeep — and even made him blank on the breed of his own dog under pressure. Early Struggles and Shifting Momentum The episode featured three players:…

Many people walk past coins on the ground without a second glance, but in countless cultures and spiritual traditions, finding a coin is seen as far more than a random moment. It’s often viewed as a message — a quiet whisper from the universe — meant just for you. Across belief systems, discovering money, no…