Cognitive Bias and Pattern Seeking
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Liked how Michael helped us see what we "want to see". Makes us aware of the assumptions that are driven by our biases and past experiences. Though getting a bit tired of seeing the monkey in these talks.
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the human brain is wired to "see" patterns as well as faces in an attempt to make sense of the environment . this helps to facilitate survival in a hostile and competitive environment.
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like if I-A-B brought you here
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I dunno, gorilla was kinda obvious, I thought they added him simply to confuse us with the pass counting. Turns out, they had entirely different intent :)
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Although Shermer has a gig as being a "science authority," he doesn't think very scientifically at times. One has to wonder about him.
His views on this (or total ignorance of this) are interesting:
watch?v=iQdJuQLNFCk
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@mlbr23 Just by mentioning Al Gore, you've shown a massive ignorance in relation to global warming and climate change.
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I saw the gorilla when I first saw this video in a class of mine, but I just barely caught it. I thought I was going crazy until the teacher asked if the students saw the gorilla.
Wow! That's an impressive demonstration.. I didn't see the gorilla?!
I even backed it up to rewatch the first time to be sure he wasn't fucking with me.
Sweet.
billygutter01 2 years ago 14
Don't be an idiot. Instincts are also directly caused by evolution.
Exterminator21 3 years ago 8