Friday, October 29, 2010

Magic and science: Together again at last

Worthy 11 min video from Scientific American about "neuroscience and the art of illusion".

"Martinez-Conde, along with her husband and fellow scientist Stephen Macknik are the subject of our recent video on the neuroscience of magic. Joined by master pickpocket Apollo Robbins (who is not really a criminal, of course; he calls himself a "gentleman thief"), the trio gives us a new perspective on how the brain works as we watch the tricks and manipulations of the magician."
Along that note:
In the March 2012 issue of the Smithsonian Magazine, "Teller" reviles his basic methods for deceiving the human mind (and thus performing magic tricks). 

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