Archive for the 'Misdirection' CategoryThe Daily Doubter: The neuroscience of magicMonday, January 5th, 2009Magic tricks often work by covert misdirection, drawing the spectator’s attention away from the secret “method” that makes a trick work. Neuroscientists are scrutinizing magic tricks to learn how they can be put to work in experimental …Read full story Bookmark to: Bookmark to:
                        Posted in Misdirection | No Comments » A Letter from Hoary Patter « Inner Magic ClubMonday, January 5th, 2009My problem is that I am unfamiliar with some of the jargon and terminologies of magic. For example, can you enlighten me about the following terms: swami, thumb tip, misdirection, invisible pass, ITR, close-up trick, slay the audience, …Read full story Bookmark to: Bookmark to:
Posted in Misdirection | No Comments » health Fun and Success · Learn Some Cool Street Magic TricksFriday, January 2nd, 2009This package is much more than just an excellent selection of television tested magic tricks. You will be shown the principles and techniques behind the magic, discover the best presentation and misdirection techniques that will create …Read full story Bookmark to: Bookmark to:
Posted in Misdirection | No Comments » We’d like to see (The Sudbury Star)Friday, January 2nd, 2009“Wild Roses,” a brand-new 13-part drama series, premieres Tuesday, Jan. 6, on CBC Television. William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” served to inspire “Wild Roses” -a […]Read full story Bookmark to: Bookmark to:
Posted in Misdirection | No Comments » PRESTO! WHAT MAGIC CAN TEACH US ABOUT (New York Post)Tuesday, December 30th, 2008It is one of the newest, unlikeliest, and most promising attempts to understand the causes, and develop the cures, for Alzheimer’s, ADHD, and other diseases of and traumas to the brain: Magic. “People don’t realize that magicians get at the same…Read full story Bookmark to: Bookmark to:
Posted in Misdirection | No Comments » Magicology: Casting a spell on the mind (New Scientist)Tuesday, December 30th, 2008If you really want to know how the human brain works, ask somebody who knows how to tie it in knots Read full story Bookmark to: Bookmark to:
Posted in Misdirection | No Comments » Editor’s tribute to cryptic king Roger (Shropshire Star)Tuesday, December 30th, 2008Record-breaking Shropshire crossword compiler Roger Squires is named as one of the Daily Telegraph’s six greatest cryptic crossword setters in a new book.Read full story Bookmark to: Bookmark to: |