Kristel Tjandra is a science writer with a Ph.D. in chemistry and an M.S. in science communication. Her writings have appeared in Science, Eos and MIT Technology Review, among other publications. You can follow her work on her website: www.kristeltjandra.com.
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People can perceive some visual information even if they do not pay direct attention to it.
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