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Arthur "Art" Shapiro is an American vision scientist and creator of visual illusions. He is currently a professor of psychology with the American University in Washington, D.C. and Director of the Collaborative for Applied Perceptual Research and Innovation (CAPRI).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CAPRI Home Page )〕 ==Research and recognition== Shapiro completed his undergraduate work in mathematics and psychology at U.C. San Diego. He received his PhD in psychology from Columbia University and completed post-doctoral research at the University of Chicago, working with Joel Pokorny and Vivianne C. Smith in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Curriculum Vitae )〕 His research focuses on color, motion, vision in low-light environments, and visual phenomena.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American University Biography )〕 Shapiro's work on motion perception has been featured in news articles, television programming, and viral videos. The New York Times and NPR〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NPR Article )〕 have each written pieces examining Shapiro's contributions to vision science and motion illusions (e.g. an analysis of the curve ball illusion). The National Geographic program Brain Games utilized Shapiro as a "Motion Expert" to explore human vision and the neuroscience behind several popular motion illusions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Geographic Brain Games Blog )〕 Similarly, both USA Today〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=USA Today "The science behind 'the dress'" )〕 and NBC Washington〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NBC Washington "The Science Behind #TheDress" )〕 have featured Shapiro's scientific analysis of #thedress. Shapiro has also been featured on the YouTube channel "Illusions and Science", exhibiting his "Tusi or Not Tusi" motion illusion〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Illusions and Science Video )〕 In 2014, Shapiro was selected to be a member of "The Nifty Fifty",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nifty Fifty Profile )〕 a group of international professionals organized by the USA Science and Engineering Festival to promote the STEM fields to secondary school students across the United States. Other members of the "Nifty Fifty" include Elon Musk (of Tesla Motors and SpaceX), Michael Shermer (of Skeptic), and Sylvester James Gates. Shapiro was selected as a top-ten finalist to the Best Illusion of the Year Contest twelve times. He has received the first place prize twice. Each of the selected entries are listed and referenced below. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Shapiro (vision scientist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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