Mirror, mirror on the wall

It’s interesting that the witch in the tale trusts the mirror to tell her the truth given that mirrors lie. They aren’t straight-up representations of fact…objects in the mirror (at least some of them) are closer than they appear. It’s also flipped — which is why you look strange to yourself in photos.

Why this talk of mirrors? I recently listened to the four part megasode about mirrors on the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast. This podcast is a regular one in my rotation — I’ve mentioned it w...