My conversation with Daniel Simons:
"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..." John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"
Thursday, June 3, 2010
What if a gorilla walked into a room?
Is the world really as clear as what we see in front of our face? If you are sitting and watching a basketball game and a gorilla walks into the room, would you notice? What if what we see, what we believe, is but a distorted reflection of reality. What if our angle of vision is what determines our reality? This is the foundational idea of cognitive psychologist Daniel Simons, articulated in his new work The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
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My conversation with Daniel Simons:

My conversation with Daniel Simons: