Christopher Chabris
The Invisible Gorilla
Christopher Chabris
The Invisible Gorilla
Christopher Chabris, co-author of "The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us", spoke to Googlers in Mountain View on October 5, 2010. The Invisible Gorilla uses that ersatz primate as a departure point (and overarching metaphor) for exploring the myriad of other illusions, perceptual or otherwise, that we encounter in everyday life--and our often complete lack of awareness as we do so.
The Invisible Gorilla reveals the myriad ways that our intuitions can deceive us, but it’s much more than a catalog of human failings. Chabris and Simons explain why we succumb to these everyday illusions and what we can do to inoculate ourselves against their effects.
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