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The eye and brain are conspirators, and, like most conspiracies, theirs is negotiated behind closed doors, in the back room, outside of our awareness.

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Daniel Gilbert
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 5
Psychologist
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the United States of America
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Daniel Todd Gilbert
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