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Because vision appears so effortless, we are like fish challenged to understand water.
David Eagleman
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David Eagleman
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: April 25
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Neuroscientist
Psychologist
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
David M Eagleman
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