Invisible gorilla. An experiment that revealed, why attention prevents attention, memory fails, and intuition deceives. Christopher Sh., Daniel S.

After reading this book, you can never trust your brain 100%. One of the most famous experiments in the world showed that we do not notice the whole world around and overestimate our observation. Each of us is convinced: he will see what lies right in front of his nose, can accurately recall the events that are important for him and understand any question, even if there are no special knowledge. Intuition summarizes us, but we do not notice this.

“The invisible gorilla” is a book about six everyday illusions that have a significant impact on our lives. These distorted beliefs are not only erroneous, but also dangerous. With the help of this book, you will find out how to recognize and protect yourself from the illusions of attention, memory, knowledge, causal relationships and excessive self-confidence in things that we think that we understand.

You will also learn: what is common between drunk driving and talking on the phone at the wheel; Why do participants remember the same event in different ways and how to reduce the number of accidents.