24. Attention and Awareness
NANCY KANWISHER: So we won't get through the whole attention lecture. I saw this coming. I just felt like that last bit was important enough. We'll cut as needed. But I do want to talk about attention. And let me start by sharing with you some of the key ideas about what attention is. OK, so to get into the mode of thinking about this, let's consider the following question. How do you feel about people driving while talking on their cell phones? Smart, not smart? And while you're thinking about that, also consider the case-- like let's suppose that you have had a hands-free setup, so you don't have to be looking down on your cell phone or typing away or holding your cell phone. Maybe that's OK. What do you think? Is there no problem with driving while talking on your cell phone, provided you're not looking down and pecking away at it? Yes? What do you think? I want to know what you really think. I know what all the PR says. Is it fine? Yes?...