Artwork

Content provided by NJJOHNSON and Nicholas J. Johnson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by NJJOHNSON and Nicholas J. Johnson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

67: Nobody's Fool with Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris

53:19
 
Share
 

Manage episode 371265331 series 1425308
Content provided by NJJOHNSON and Nicholas J. Johnson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by NJJOHNSON and Nicholas J. Johnson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Support the podcast on Patreon!
If I had an origin story as a magician/con artist/science communicator it would be me, in the early 2000s, hunching over my computer trying to count how many times a basketball is being thrown while completely missing the full-size gorilla walking right through the middle of the shot.
The creation of psychologists Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, The Invisible Gorilla video went viral and the research paper become infamous, winning the pair an ig nobel award in 2004.
Now, Daniel and Christopher are back with a new book Nobody’s Fool an exploration of all the ways human beings are deceived and a few ideas on how to avoid it!
On this episode of the podcast, we talk about the book, the gorilla, and the best ways to avoid being taken for a ride.
The Book
My Website
  continue reading

70 episodes

Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 371265331 series 1425308
Content provided by NJJOHNSON and Nicholas J. Johnson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by NJJOHNSON and Nicholas J. Johnson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Support the podcast on Patreon!
If I had an origin story as a magician/con artist/science communicator it would be me, in the early 2000s, hunching over my computer trying to count how many times a basketball is being thrown while completely missing the full-size gorilla walking right through the middle of the shot.
The creation of psychologists Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, The Invisible Gorilla video went viral and the research paper become infamous, winning the pair an ig nobel award in 2004.
Now, Daniel and Christopher are back with a new book Nobody’s Fool an exploration of all the ways human beings are deceived and a few ideas on how to avoid it!
On this episode of the podcast, we talk about the book, the gorilla, and the best ways to avoid being taken for a ride.
The Book
My Website
  continue reading

70 episodes

Alle episoder

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Quick Reference Guide