Beter Leren Kijken
Stefan van der Stigchel
Sharpening Your Visual Skills in an Age of Distraction
AI-BOOK I 2024 I Original language AI-Book: Dutch
€ 9.99
In Beter Leren Kijken, you’ll learn how to view the world through different filters. By consciously directing your perception, you’ll suddenly notice specific details, or larger patterns, that you might otherwise miss.
Professor and attention expert Stefan van der Stigchel combines cutting-edge scientific insights with practical tips from professionals like air traffic controllers, doctors, and detectives.
How do they process visual information, and what can we learn from their techniques?
In this interactive book, you’ll discover:
The power of your own perception
The two stages of focused looking
What Sherlock Holmes can teach us about observation
How to distinguish real from fake in a world full of AI and misinformation
…and how to use this knowledge to see more of the world around you
You don’t see with your eyes, you see with your brain.
About the author
Stefan van der Stigchel is Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the Department of Experimental Psychology at Utrecht University. He is also the principal investigator of AttentionLab, a research group that studies how attention and visual awareness shape our perception of the world. He is the author of several books, including How Attention Works, Concentration, and Beter Leren Kijken. His work has been translated into multiple languages and published in English by MIT Press.