Inattentional blindness describes a counterintuitive yet robust cognitive phenomenon whereby individuals fail to perceive obvious, unexpected stimuli when focused on a primary task. This limitation of ...

A nurse pulls a vial of heparin from an automated dispensing cabinet (ADC). She reads the label, prepares the medication, and administers it intravenously to an infant. The infant receives heparin in ...

After further review…Inattentional Blindness. Huh? What’s that and what does it have to do with sports? This theory is as old as Houdini himself. We’ve all closely watched magicians perform their ...

You’re watching a thrilling basketball game when a gorilla walks out on the court among the players, thumps its chest, and walks off gain. Surely you’d see the gorilla—it was right in front of you, ...

“I didn’t see that coming.” “It was right under our noses.” Each of these declarations describes a moment of realization so familiar, sometimes it only takes but a single word to convey … Clearcut.

You’re watching a thrilling basketball game when a gorilla walks out on the court among the players, thumps its chest, and walks off gain. Surely you’d see the gorilla—it was right in front of you, ...