Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons created an experiment known as “The Invisible Gorilla.” They would ask students taking one of their Harvard University psychology courses to watch a video of two ...

Have you ever had a one-on-one meeting last week where a subordinate said, "I'm fine, there's no problem," and you just ended the conversation there? A few days later, you hear that the subordinate ...

We are quite good at spotting unexpected objects while focused on another activity if they are moving fast, reveals a new study by a team of New York University researchers. Their findings cast doubt ...

Key points Many authors and instructors exaggerate the classic 1999 invisible-gorilla effect as the norm, but most participants saw the gorilla. A new study places the invisible-gorilla effect into a ...

Before you read this review of The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us by Christopher F. Chabris and Daniel Simons - watch this video: You probably noticed the gorilla - but if ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American If there is one book that every human should ...

The Invisible Gorilla. There it is, right there, in plain sight. See? Right there in the political mist. Actually, make that plural. In reality there are multiples of Invisible Gorillas right there in ...

The strange case of an invisible gorilla has scooped the 2004 Ig Nobel Prize for Psychology, with dropped food and country music being honoured in other categories. The prizes, for achievements that ...

There are limits to humans’ visual attention. Some people, in some circumstances, can look at a scene and miss something right in front of them. This oversight can sometimes have serious consequences, ...