2018-09-27

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BrainCraft

A BIG thanks to Siegfried for taking the time to bamboozle me. More magic over on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_U00P5TCymZzrplrbzhZOQ

And Siegfried's website: http://www.siegfriedtieber.com/

Siegfried Tieber, a sleight-of-hand magician, or cognitive artist if you will, takes us through some illusions (formerly known as magic tricks). Magicians use a number of psychological tricks to bring their performances to life, such as guiding attention and forcing decisions. Can you decipher what's going on here?

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BrainCraft was created by Vanessa Hill (@nessyhill) and is brought to you by PBS Digital Studios. Talking psychology, neuroscience & why we act the way we do.

REFERENCES 📚

Macknik, S. L., King, M., Randi, J., Robbins, A., Thompson, J., & Martinez-Conde, S. (2008). Attention and awareness in stage magic: turning tricks into research. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 9(11), 871. https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn2473.epdf