Ed Rothman: Sense Perception May Be A Sense Deception: Things we think true that can cause trouble...

There are a multitude of things that are sense deceptions.  In this talk I illustrate a few examples that are part of a course I teach here at the University, and have serious implications both in the workplace and in your home-life.  One idea will help you buy stocks at a lower average price per share.  Another example will illustrate why shorter professional basketball players may have a lower percentage of their shots go in than their larger counterparts, yet be better shooters anywhere on the court.