Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the UnknownMacmillan, 1 апр. 2010 г. - Всего страниц: 336 Bestselling author Michael Shermer delves into the unknown, from heretical ideas about the boundaries of the universe to Star Trek's lessons about chance and time |
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... example , do you see a young woman or an old woman in figure I.2 ? This is an intentionally ambiguous figure where both are equal in per- ceptual strength . Indeed , roughly half see the young woman upon first observation , and half see ...
... example of the former , note the striking feature in the photograph from Mars in figure 1.7 , taken in July 1976 by the Viking Orbiter 1 from a distance of 1,162 miles , as it was photographing the surface in search of a viable landing ...
... example ) . But some deeply religious people flocked to show their reverence when the nun bun was put on display at the Bongo Java coffee shop . ( An attorney representing Mother Teresa forced the bun's owner , Bob Bernstein , to remove ...
... example of the power of beliefs to determine per- ceptions . Instead of saying , " I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it , " we probably should be saying , " I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't believed it . " As with faces ...
... example , dictates that we tend to see ourselves in a more positive light than others see us : national surveys show that most businesspeople believe they are more moral than other businesspeople . In one College Entrance Examination ...
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