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Week 7--Interpreting Ambiguity

Submitted by Anne Dalke on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 3:22pm

What were your reactions to the story Paul Grobstein told in class today, that "incoming information is always ambiguous, and subject to multiple interpretations"? That, in a world in constant flux, our brains "locate and give meaning to randomness," by relying on "the presumption that things don't change a lot over time"?

What ambiguous figures/optical illusions/magic tricks/blindspots can you use, and what survey can you design to test out and extend your reactions to this story?

Post both the data you've gathered and your interpretation of it here, by 5 p.m. on Friday.

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