Join us for a talk with Professor Dan Simo ns\, co-author of Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do Ab out It\, brought to you in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Illinois Mis/Disinformation Task Force. \;
\nAbout Dr. D
aniel J. Simons
Dr. Daniel J. Simons is a professor of psych
ology at the University of Illinois where he heads the Visual Cognition La
boratory. In addition to his position in the Department of Psychology\, he
has courtesy appointments in the Charles H. Sandage Department of Adverti
sing and the Gies College of Business. His research explores the limits of
awareness and memory\, the reasons why we often are unaware of those limi
ts\, and the implications of such limits for our personal and professional
lives. He is the co-author\, with Christopher Chabris\, of the 2023 book&
nbsp\;Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About It \
;as well as the 2010 \;New York Times \;bestseller\, \;The Inv
isible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us. He has published more than
100 scholarly papers and has penned articles for the New York Times\, the
Wall Street Journal\, the Chicago Tribune\, Smithsonian Magazine\, and the
Chronicle of Higher Education\, and many other outlets. His work has been
featured in science museums worldwide. In addition to his talks for acade
mic audiences\, he speaks regularly to companies\, organizations\, societi
es\, and the broader public. Dr. Simons has won awards for his teaching an
d mentoring\, and he currently teaches undergraduate statistics and gradua
te courses on research practices\, speaking and writing for broad audience
s\, and special topics related to attention and awareness (including a cou
rse on psychology and magic).
This program is brought \;t o you in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Illinois Mis/Disin formation Task Force. \;To address the troubling rise of misinformatio n and disinformation and its impact on our elections\, the League of Women Voters of Illinois formed a Mis/Disinformation Task Force in January 2024 with the goal of educating the general public on mis/disinformation. For more information or to ask a question\, visit \;https://www.lwvil.org/ misdis-info. Founded 104 years ago\, the 3\,800-member League of Women Vot ers of Illinois encourages informed and active participation in government \, works to increase the understanding of major public policy issues\, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Our website addr ess is \;www.lwvil.org.
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