
When Your Brain Betrays You (Or Did the Designer Betray Your Brain?)
Published on October 5, 2025
Scene 1: A Wednesday afternoon, me trying to access an Indian government website. The page loads. Forms filled. Documents uploaded. Almost there. Then appears the gatekeeper: Verification Code The CAPTCHA shows: 1 = 19 < 9 My brain immediately kicks into gear. “Wait, this doesn’t make sense. 1 doesn’t equal 19. And 19 is definitely … Continue reading When Your Brain Betrays You (Or Did the Designer Betray Your Brain?) →