After further review…Inattentional Blindness. Huh? What’s that and what does it have to do with sports? This theory is as old as Houdini himself. We’ve all closely watched magicians perform their ...
You’re watching a thrilling basketball game when a gorilla walks out on the court among the players, thumps its chest, and walks off gain. Surely you’d see the gorilla—it was right in front of you, ...
When we are focusing on one task, we often fail to notice something obvious in our field of view. This phenomenon, known as inattentional blindness, was famously demonstrated in a study involving a ...
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 ...
This form of vision loss is also known as perceptual blindness. It involves not noticing people, objects, or events within your line of vision because your attention has been diverted. Have you ever ...
Here, I've got a quick task for you. Assuming aces are worth 11, quickly double the value of each card below and add them up. The answer is 50, right? Well, yes but that's not the point. The point is ...
A nurse pulls a vial of heparin from an automated dispensing cabinet (ADC). She reads the label, prepares the medication, and administers it intravenously to an infant. The infant receives heparin in ...