Ep10 "Why is it so hard to spot a counterfeit bill?"
Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman05/29/23 • 35 min
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.
05/29/23 • 35 min
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Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman - Ep10 "Why is it so hard to spot a counterfeit bill?"
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What do counterfeit bills have to do with brains? And why is it so hard for you to recognize a real penny? And what does this have to do with the building on the fifty euro bill recently getting replaced with the face of the goddess Europa And what did I have to do with that? And why did I campaign to the European Central Bank that all bills should be blank with a single hologram in the middle. Welcome to Innercosmos with me, David Eagleman. I'm
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