What is perception? How do we see the world? How do our senses trick and lie to us? Through a series of simple experiments you can try at home we look at all these questions. We then delve deeper into our perception and understanding of the world around us. Most people perceive themselves as above average, can’t take on new ideas and misremember events. Being aware of this will help us all understand the world and each other with deeper respect.
Show notes: https://thecuriosityofachild.com/episodes/perception-how-we-see-the-world
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50: ♠️♥️ Magic and Playing Card History with Magician Lee Asher ♣️♦️
49: 👁️The Curiosity of Sight. How eyes work and how we discovered that.
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48: 🪙 Tales of treasure. Cocos Island, the Centurion and a Hermit
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47: 👾 Interview with Paul Mayze: Cards, the Universe and Everything
46: 🥔 Potato, Potato, Potato, foundation of the modern world
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42: 🧒22 Orphans to Save the World - Intelligent Speech 2022
41: 🦜 William Dampier, explorer, pirate, privateer, navigator, and naturalist
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38: 🪃 The Paradoxical Platypus
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