Reality Glitches
When a Phone Buzzes Without Buzzing
Medical staff reported feeling their pagers or phones vibrate when the devices had not. A survey turns a familiar pocket glitch into a measurable perception story.
2026-09-30•3 min
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Reality Glitches
Simulation theory, unexplained phenomena
Reality Glitches
Déjà Vu Feels Like a Preview. It Isn’t.
A lab induced déjà vu with virtual paths that resembled forgotten ones. People felt they knew the next turn, but their predictions were no better than chance.
2026-09-28•3 min
Reality Glitches
Repeating a Word Can Make It Feel Like an Impostor
A familiar word can start looking wrong after repeated copying. A laboratory study induced that unsettling split between knowing something and feeling that you know it.
2026-09-22•3 min
Reality Glitches
The Mandela Effect Turned Up Inside Brain Scans
Crowds remember things that never happened and blame parallel timelines. A brain-imaging study found where a shared false memory actually forms.
2026-09-12•4 min
Reality Glitches
Déjà Vu Walked Into a Laboratory
Researchers gave 96 people a deliberately dull task and waited. Déjà vu emerged beside involuntary memories, tip-of-the-tongue states and mental drift.
2026-09-05•3 min
Reality Glitches
Two Kinds of False Memory Share One Dial
Meaning-based and sound-based memory traps feel different. A new experiment suggests both may rise from the same underlying signal — with confidence thresholds doing the rest.
2026-09-01•3 min
Reality Glitches
A Pattern Runs Through 1,678 Past-Life Claims
Researchers found a timing pattern across 1,678 reports of children's past-life memories. The statistics are real; what they mean remains fiercely unresolved.
2026-08-29•4 min
Reality Glitches
Forgotten Memories Can Return Wrong
Researchers recovered forgotten memories in fruit flies — then used misleading reminders to bring back memories that were false. The past was still there, but retrieval rewrote the route to it.
2026-08-25•3 min
Reality Glitches
Who's Controlling This?
Who's Controlling This? — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
Glitches Underwater
Glitches Underwater — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
This Thought Wasn't Mine
This Thought Wasn't Mine — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
The Internet Knows Too Much
The Internet Knows Too Much — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
Is Your Body Even Real?
Is Your Body Even Real? — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
Is Your Body Even Real?
Is Your Body Even Real? — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
This File Wasn't Here Yesterday
This File Wasn't Here Yesterday — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
Mirror Worlds and Parallel You
Mirror Worlds and Parallel You — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
Time Just Skipped — Did You Feel It?
Time Just Skipped — Did You Feel It? — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
This Leaked Footage Changes Everything…
This Leaked Footage Changes Everything… — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
Did This Person Just Glitch Out of Existence?
Did This Person Just Glitch Out of Existence? — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min
Reality Glitches
What If Reality Is Broken?
What If Reality Is Broken? — an exploration from JitterSnap's Reality Glitches collection.
2025-01-15•2 min