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Inattentional Blindness: Hidden in Plain Sight👀

Play as audio: I have always been interested to know how things work - from machines to natural processes to the most complex supercomputer of all: our brain . And I am not alone, thousands of people work tirelessly to uncover one of the greatest mysteries and discover what drives everything from what we do to how we think . Let's start with a simple question. If I ask you, "do you see with your eyes open?", the answer is obviously yes. But let's tweak the question a bit " do you see everything with your eyes open? " If your answer is still yes, think again. Attention plays a key role psychologically in the  visual perception of the world around us. This is the reason why, for instance, we often do not notice the bloopers even in our favorite shows unless someone points them out. As a tech lover, the easiest analogy I can think of is this: imagine the images your eyes capture similar to those taken in a portrait mode on your phone , where the background is...