Filmed Feb 2004 * Posted Apr 2007 * TED2004
"Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it.
Cognitive neuroscientist Al Seckel explores how eye tricks can reveal the way the brain processes visual information -- or fails to do so. Among his other accomplishments: He co-created the Darwin Fish"
From http://www.stanford.edu/~efs/693b/TED1.html :
"1. length: 14:30
2. overall speed (WPM): 117
3. vocabulary profile: 3K-92.3%; 5K-95%; 10K-96.6%; OL-3.2%
4. accent: US standard
5. comments: there are times when the speaker is quiet and the audience is viewing--actual speech rate is higher
6. Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it."