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The Invisible Gorilla is engaging, accurate, and packed with real-world examples-some of which made me laugh out loud. Hallinan, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Why We Make Mistakes “Cognitive scientists Chris Chabris and Dan Simons deliver an entertaining tour of the many ways our brains mislead us every day. No matter what your job is or what you do in life, you will learn something from this book.” -Joseph T.

Like its authors, the book is both funny and smart, fi lled with insights into the everyday illusions that we all walk around with. After reading The Invisible Gorilla you will look at yourself and the world around you differently. ” -Elizabeth Loftus, PhD, Distinguished Professor, University of California–Irvine, and author of Memory and Eyewitness Testimony Whether you’re a driver wanting to steer clear of on- coming motorcycles, a radiologist hoping to spot every tumor, or just an aver- age person curious about how your mind really works, this is a must-read. Chabris and Simons provide terrific tips on how to cast off our illusions and get things right. The Invisible Gorilla teaches us exactly why, and it does so in an incredibly engaging way. Malone, author of The Future of Work and founder of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence “Everyday illusions trick us into thinking that we see-and know-more than we really do, and that we can predict the future when we can’t.

Reading this book won’t cure you of all these limitations, but it will at least help you recognize and compensate for them.” -Thomas W. because the mental illusions so wonderfully explicated in this book can fool every one of us.” -Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, monthly columnist for Scientifi c American, and author of Why People Believe Weird Things “A breathtaking and insightful journey through the illusions that influ- ence every moment of our lives.” -Richard Wiseman, author of Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things “Not just witty and engaging but also insightful. More Praise for the invisible gorilla “Should be required reading by every judge and jury member in our crimi- nal justice system, along with every battlefield commander, corporate CEO, member of Congress, and, well, you and me.

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