The Invisible Gorilla

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The authors puncture several everyday illusions in a way that can make us both laugh and think. It can be a little unsettling to realize how unfounded many of our assumptions about our minds, and thus the world we perceive with them, really are — but if you are strong enough to take it, the reality check is exhilarating. This is a work of popular science, so the explanations of cognitive processes and experimental methods are simplified for the layperson, while the presentation is engaging and personal - with examples from the authors' own experience as well as their studies. Fun to read as well as enlightening. (I only wish the word “assumptions” had been used instead of “intuitions” – I think it would be more accurate.)