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Warning: Objects Of Desire May Not Be As Close As They Appear (Scientific American) Archives

July 29, 2010 by Doug Cook

Perhaps it’s merely wishful thinking, but research finds that we quite literally “see what we want to see” when it comes to our perceptions of distance and the things we desire.

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