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Optical Illusion Helps Cure Arthirits?
A new UK study says that a simple optical illusion presents tangible relief to those suffering arthritis. Is it just an advanced placebo effect or something more? Check it out at the BBC.
View ArticleMake A Pyrex Tube Completely Disappear… With Science!
A tube. A solid pyrex tube seen in laboratories and high school science classes all over the world. A bowl of oil. A full bowl of vegetable oil found in your very own kitchen cabinet. But what if I...
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New Research Says That Unconscious Thought During Magic Tricks Records More...
A new neurological study using the Princess Card Trick reveals that spectators remember more than they might admit, even after being fooled by the trick. A few seconds after viewing the two panels of...
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New Illusion Demonstrates How Our Brains Construct A 3D Illusion From 2D Image
New research has shown the there are specific, consistent patterns that create the illusion of 3D images in our brains. It is created by stimulating specific nerve cells. Researchers created a 2D...
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US Military to Spend $4 Mil Researching Magic-Based Illusions
In publishing it’s new budget earlier this week, Darpa tipped an investment into magic. Specifically, tech that might “manage the adversary’s sensory perception” so they might “confuse, delay,...
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Is a Grand Illusion to Blame for the Titanic Sinking?
A new study suggests that the Titanic sank because of an optical illusion creating a false horizon. This hid the massive ice berg which eventually created one of the most memorable disasters in modern...
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How Penn & Teller Helped Create Guitar Hero
Tod Machover, the father of the hyperinstrument whose work directly paved the way for games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band talks about a few early adopters who helped shape the technology. Penn and...
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New Study Says Majority of People Freely Name 1 of 4 Cards
When asked to name a card, most people only select four out of the 52 possible options. This according to a new study published in the journal Perception. Which are they? …the study found that when...
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Science: Without HIs Face, Mac King Fails
A new study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience gives some new insight into why magic is effective, specifically citing a few performance elements you wouldn’t otherwise notice. For example,...
View ArticleIllusion Twists the Neck of Still Subject in Unnatural Ways
UPDATE: Our esteemed publisher has rightly pointed out this work has been explored by the great Jerry Andrus and is prominently on display in the house with 999 happy haunts… The Haunted Mansion....
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You See Red, I See Blue: New Study Says Color Perception Not Set, Can Be Changed
Our perception of the world around us could be very different than the person next to you. In extreme cases it could mean the luscious red strawberry could look like a bulbous blueberry to someone...
View ArticleEvery Day Your Brain Deletes 40 Minutes of Your Life
It’s called Saccadic eye movement. As explained in this awesome video by YouTuber VSauce, it’s the reason why a clock with a second hand might appear stopped when you’re looking back and forth at it....
View ArticleIllusion Used to Make Writing with Eyesight a Reality
As much as we think our eye movements are smooth, they are actually very erratic. Constantly darting all around our surroundings, trying to take in as much as possible. This makes something like...
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Think of a Card, Science Knows What You’re Thinking (Even if You Picked THAT...
Scientific American broke down the hard numbers behind one of magic’s most common requests: think of a card. So what did they find? A final interesting result was that the exact wording of the...
View ArticleA Method Used by the Best Magicians in the World Just Got Revealed as...
Watch Video Short: Magic and Autism on PBS. See more from NOVA scienceNOW. There are few how have become more famous in the modern era for the cups and balls than Penn and Teller. So if PBS was...
View ArticleScientists Stealing Ideas From Magicians
ExtremeTech.com recently reported on the father and son team of John and Benjamin Howell who have built a “human scale invisibility cloak” for about $150. If the demo above looks somewhat familiar,...
View ArticleThe Academy Honors Magic, Mütter Sleepover More [Magic Bulletin]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the good folks behind the Academy Awards) have enlaced Ricky Jay to host an upcoming presentation on magic and the origin of special effects. Titled...
View ArticleTempest Staged Again, Messin’ With Cats, More [Magic Bulletin]
The Daily Mail’s website highlighted the work of optical illusionist Brusspup, who posts his videos on YouTube. He even provides templates so you can mess with your own cat. You can check out more at...
View ArticleThere Are More To Illusions Than Meets The Eye
The Atlantic recently took a look at, or rather listen to, auditory illusions. It is easy to forget sometimes that sight is not our only sense that can be fooled, but hearing and even touch can be...
View ArticleScience And Auctions Meet: Prince Rupert’s Pearls [Magic On The Block]
DISCLAIMER: iTricks.com does not endorse or guarantee the following item nor have we been compensated to feature said item. The video above is from Smarter Everyday and it explains the...
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