Jason Silva on Perception | Brain Games

what I think is amazing right off the

what I think is amazing right off the bat whenever you play with visual

bat whenever you play with visual

bat whenever you play with visual perception is that the immediate kind of

perception is that the immediate kind of

perception is that the immediate kind of visceral take away is that what you see

visceral take away is that what you see

visceral take away is that what you see is not always what you get we take in

is not always what you get we take in

is not always what you get we take in electrical signals through our senses

electrical signals through our senses

electrical signals through our senses that are interpreted by our brain

that are interpreted by our brain

that are interpreted by our brain there’s always an element of

there’s always an element of

there’s always an element of interpretation and so we’re forced to

interpretation and so we’re forced to

interpretation and so we’re forced to kind of live within a reality tunnel

kind of live within a reality tunnel

kind of live within a reality tunnel that’s tinged by the perspective editing

that’s tinged by the perspective editing

that’s tinged by the perspective editing of our senses as well as by our

of our senses as well as by our

of our senses as well as by our preconceptions and prejudices about the

preconceptions and prejudices about the

preconceptions and prejudices about the world we don’t see reality we see our we

world we don’t see reality we see our we

world we don’t see reality we see our we all see things differently we live

all see things differently we live

all see things differently we live inside of different reality tunnels we

inside of different reality tunnels we

inside of different reality tunnels we live inside of different cultural

live inside of different cultural

live inside of different cultural constructs and so I think through these

constructs and so I think through these

constructs and so I think through these experiments through these illusions

experiments through these illusions

experiments through these illusions through these games that we’re creating

through these games that we’re creating

through these games that we’re creating in brain games people get to things I

in brain games people get to things I

in brain games people get to things I get to be entertained they get to be

get to be entertained they get to be

get to be entertained they get to be enthralled they get to be in astonished

enthralled they get to be in astonished

enthralled they get to be in astonished on the one hand but they have to learn

on the one hand but they have to learn

on the one hand but they have to learn something it’s a take away

something it’s a take away

something it’s a take away they come out of the experience feeling

they come out of the experience feeling

they come out of the experience feeling huh wow I can think about this now and I

huh wow I can think about this now and I

huh wow I can think about this now and I can apply this idea to my life and

can apply this idea to my life and

can apply this idea to my life and perhaps walk you know go through life

perhaps walk you know go through life

perhaps walk you know go through life being a little less rigid about what is

being a little less rigid about what is

being a little less rigid about what is real and what is it and kind of embrace

real and what is it and kind of embrace

real and what is it and kind of embrace this ambiguity