A case of Pokémon pareidolia has proven rather profitable for one seller. On March 2, a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto shaped like the Pokémon Charizard sold at auction for $87,840. Nicknamed ...

I'm a big fan of pareidolia, which is essentially when something accidentally looks like something else. I've seen faces in electric sockets, fruit that is shaped like human fingers, and trees ...

Pareidolia, the phenomenon of seeing patterns such as faces where they might not be, aided prehistoric survival by recognizing threats. Video game horror uses pareidolia to evoke fear in players ...

As humans, we are naturally inclined to recognize patterns, often imbuing them with meaning — a psychological phenomenon known as pareidolia. This can manifest as seeing the face of an old man ...