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Old 11-05-2010, 07:22 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Ahh, the "Invisible Gorilla" illusion. You'd definitely not the only who didn't see it. Statistically, anyone who *does* seem it is way outside the norm.

Amazon.com: The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us (9780307459657): Christopher Chabris, Daniel Simons: Books Amazon.com: The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us (9780307459657): Christopher Chabris, Daniel Simons: Books

This guy was on Colbert or something recently and I checked out his book. It looks really good, but I'm also persistently interested in the flaws in our brain. This is definitely one of them.
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