Christopher Chabris, PhD, and Daniel Simons, PhD, professors of cognitive psychology at Union College in Schenectady, New York, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, respectively. Both professors previously taught at Harvard University, where they conducted the now-famous “gorilla experiment.” They are coauthors of The Invisible Gorilla and Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us (Crown). www.TheInvisibleGorilla.com
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