Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Ep10 "Why is it so hard to spot a counterfeit bill?"

May 29, 2023

35:49

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Adam Savage

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Neuroscientists and Magicians: Exploring the Limitations of Vision

01:45

Counterfeiting as Replication: The Art of Experiential Counterfeits

00:50

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Attention in Vision

3min

The Limits of Vision

3min

Seeds DSO1: A Probiotic and Prebiotic for Gut Health

5min

The Problem With Counterfeiting Euro Bank Notes

5min

The Mystery of Forgeries

3min

How to Make Pseudonym Bills

2min

How to Counterfeit Money

5min

The Limits of Attention

4min

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The Effect of Faces on the Human Brain

5min

11.

The Problem With Counterfeiting

3min

12.

The Future of Currencies

2min

13.

LASIK Plus: The Patient's Choice for Laser Eye Surgery

2min

What do charlatans have to understand about human perception? Why are you so bad at recognizing a real penny among fakes? What did Eagleman have to do with the redesign of the Euro, and why did he campaign to the European Central Bank that all their bills should be blank with a single hologram in the middle? In this episode, explore the crossroads of perception and deception. Brief appearance from special guest Adam Savage.

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