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“I only see what I know”….
Intruders and the predictive brain.
“It reinforced how we/I can limit the possibilities
of discovery through pre-conceived ideas, and how
to take the time to rediscover the extraordinary
in the ordinary, even in familiar places.”
“I only see what I know. The predictive brain can cut across our sensory
observations. We see what our brain predicts. For children, everything is new.”
“It takes so much bravery to be ‘unfamiliar’;
a bravery mediated by the environment.”
“Rationality is not the only way of knowing.
Imagination, aesthetics and emotion are equally
valid ways of knowing..”
Finding unexpected beauty in the relation between things~objects~materials, lights and shade surprised many.
The experience of the predictive nature of the brain and the way this can act to hamper curiosity is a strong thread
throughout the reflections.
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