Chaz Firestone

Explore the intricate relationship between perception and cognition, the impact of intentions on perception, and the differences between perception and cognition. Dive into visual illusions, unseen perceptual distortions, and perceiving causality in visual contexts. Discover the comparison between humans and machines in understanding mind and perception.

Ian Phillips, Rui Zhe Goh, and Chaz Firestone explore how people perceive silence through auditory illusions, challenging traditional views on hearing. The podcast discusses the 'one silence is more' illusion, the illusion of silence impacting time perception, and the concept of event-based warping. It also covers the silence-based warping illusion and oddball silence illusion, and how the perception of silence is influenced by context.