Hidden Messages (that aren't really there)

 

Tuesday 26 March 2024
Hidden Messages (that aren't really there)

 

One of the reasons we are successful as a species is our ability to recognise meaningful patterns in our surroundings, because of the way our cognitive systems work, particularly the interaction between bottom-up and top-down processing. But sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking we have perceived a meaningful message when, in fact, there is no such message there.
Prof Chris French’s light-hearted, interactive presentation illustrates the power of top-down processing in several contexts including electronic voice phenomena (EVP), reverse speech theory – and Satanic messages in rock music!
Chris’s brand-new book The Science of Weird Shit, based on his years running the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths College, will be available.

 Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street E1 7EX
Door: 7.30
Start: 8pm
Tickets (£5/£3) https://www.wegottickets.com/event/612491/