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People assume that they perceive reality as it is, that our senses accurately record the outside world. Yet the science suggests that, in important w… - Jonah Lehrer
" "People assume that they perceive reality as it is, that our senses accurately record the outside world. Yet the science suggests that, in important ways, people experience reality not as it is, but as they expect it to be.
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About Jonah Lehrer
Jonah Lehrer (born June 25, 1981) is an American author and editor of Wired magazine, who writes on the topics of psychology, neuroscience, and the relationship between science and the humanities.
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Jonah Richard Lehrer
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