The brain invents a world to fill the hole at the center of it
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Theo Anthony:
At the back of the eye is The optic nerve. Theo Anthony:
It connects the eye to the brain. Theo Anthony:
The optic nerve receives no visual information. Theo Anthony:
It's a blind spot. Theo Anthony:
At the exact point where the world meets the seeing of the world, we're blind. Theo Anthony:
We do not perceive this blind spot in our vision. Theo Anthony:
The brain invents a world to fill the hole at the center of it
At the back of the eye is The optic nerve. Theo Anthony:
It connects the eye to the brain. Theo Anthony:
The optic nerve receives no visual information. Theo Anthony:
It's a blind spot. Theo Anthony:
At the exact point where the world meets the seeing of the world, we're blind. Theo Anthony:
We do not perceive this blind spot in our vision. Theo Anthony:
The brain invents a world to fill the hole at the center of it
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Through the flattening of space
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a new dimension emerges
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The vertical axis becomes a literal projection of power
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The world is down there
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the camera up here
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The viewer is supposed to look down with the camera
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not to look at the camera itself
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Movie Summary
A far-ranging look at the biases in how we see things, focusing on the use of police body cameras.