12.7.11

The Power of (Simon Singh's) Suggestion



Da-da doesn't like to rehash the hash, but this is excellent, a video demonstration by author Simon Singh on how your brain gets fooled into seeing something that's not there because of biases, prejudices, suggestions, expectations...

Those of you in North America who are sensitive to old meme programming may flinch a little at the approach, so a scosche of warning is in order for you; it's certainly nothing frightening, they're just words -- not swear words, but words that some people in East Texas get hinky about, as they may not be as ontologically secure as others. Da-da on the other hand is fearless, and can kick any nasty entity's butt that happens to get caught in his space-time PB&J maquiladora. So there.

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