A Cosmic Gorilla Effect Could Blind the Detection of Aliens (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

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A Cosmic Gorilla Effect Could Blind the Detection of Aliens (1 of 2)

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Aerial picture to which a small gorilla was incorporated (top left) for an experiment. The more intuitive observers identified it more times than the more rational and methodical ones.

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Modified photo of an original NASA picture

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