The Invisible Gorilla
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The Invisible Gorilla by Christopher Chabris
If a gorilla walked out into the middle of a basketball pitch, youd notice it. Wouldnt you? If a serious violent crime took place just next to you, youd remember it, right? The Invisible Gorilla is a fascinating look at the unbelievable, yet routine tricks that your brain plays on you."Entertaining and illuminating"
Dan Ariely, New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational
"A riveting romp across the landscape of our psychological misperceptions"
Nicholas A. Christakis, Professor, Harvard Medical School
"This book will delight all who seek depth and insight into the wonder and complexities of cognition"
Jerome Groopman, Recanati Professor, Harvard Medical School
"breathtaking and insightful"
Richard Wiseman, author of Quirkology
"Like its authors, the book is both funny and smart"
Joseph T. Hallinan, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Why We Make Mistakes
"incredibly engaging…a must-read"
Elizabeth Loftus, author of Memory and Eyewitness Testimony
"engaging, accurate and packed with real-world examples – some of which made me laugh out loud"
Sandra Aamodt, co-author of Welcome To Your Brain
"not just witty and engaging, but also insightful"
Thomas W. Malone, author of The Future of Work and founder of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
"The Invisible Gorilla should be required reading by every judge and jury member in our criminal justice system, along with every battlefield commander, corporate CEO, and, well, you and I"
Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of Why People Believe Weird Things
"Clever, illuminating, by turns shocking and delightful, this book will change a lot of your bad habits and could even save your life"
Margaret Heffernan, CEO and author of Women on Top
Christopher F. Chabris and Daniel J. Simons won the 2004 Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology for Gorillas in Our Midst. Chabris is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Union College in New York. He was formerly a Lecturer and Research Associate in the Psychology Department at Harvard. Simons is a Professor Department of Psychology and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois. Both authors have had research published in top scientific journals with extensive media coverage worldwide.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007317318 |
| ISBN 10 | 000731731X |
| Title | The Invisible Gorilla |
| Author | Christopher Chabris |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2011-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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