Magic tricks can teach us about how the brain works. Magic capitalises on very specific blind spots in people’s attention and perception so the techniques that magicians use to trick audiences are ...

Eating glass. Fire walking. Sword swallowing. These acts that shock and delight have roots in the real and mythical practices of Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, and Jain ascetics. This studio portrait of an ...

Psychologists have long studied how magic deceives us. Illusionists exploit shortcomings in our attention and perception to prevent us seeing what is in front of our eyes, and learning how their ...

"Magic has this power, you know. It has a gift of offering the performer the chance to do something that is different — that is against science or logic," said Julie Eng, a Toronto-based magician.

手品やマジックは観るものを大いに楽しませてくれます。しかし、知らない間に、マジシャンの仕掛けにより私たちの脳は錯乱状態に陥っているのです。 マジシャンのDavid Kwong氏は『The Wired YouTube channel』の中でマジックにおける7つのテクニックを明かしました ...

Teaching magic tricks to children with disabilities can enhance their feelings of self-esteem and confidence, a study has shown. Learning and performing magic tricks can benefit children and adults ...

Once upon a time revealing a magician’s secrets could get you blacklisted, now anyone can learn an illusion or two Magicians have been around since 2700BC when the father of the art, Dedi, shocked an ...

Teller, of the famous Penn & Teller duo, talks about working as a magic consultant on the wild series “Mrs. Davis,” some people’s hatred of his artform, and the future of AI magic. Entertainment ...