News tagged with magicians
Pulling back the curtain: MIT anthropologist peers into the mysterious world of professional magicians
Magicians can make cards appear and people disappear. But the greatest trick any magician pulls off may be acquiring the knowledge needed to perform such acts in the first place.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Medical research and magic come together
The unorthodox research collaboration between two Barrow Neurological Institute scientists and some of the world's greatest magicians is detailed in a new book called Sleights of Mind.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Scientists probe form, function of mysterious protein
Like a magician employing sleight of hand, the protein mitoNEET -- a mysterious but important player in diabetes, cancer and aging -- draws the eye with a flurry of movement in one location while the subtle, ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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In birds, masters of illusion are lucky in love
Many male birds use their flashy colored feathers to lure females, but the great bowerbird of Australia has mastered the art of illusion to captivate the ladies, researchers said Thursday.
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Verity Platt is uncovering lives of ancient artists
In a corner of Verity Platt's Goldwin Smith Hall office sits a large plaster reproduction of a famous classical sculpture fragment, the Belvedere Torso.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Discovering Autism: Homing in on the right label
When autism researchers arrived at Norristown State Hospital near Philadelphia a few years ago, they found a 63-year-old man who rambled on about Elvis Presley, compulsively rocked in his chair and patted the corridor walls.
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Researcher uses card trick to reveal unconscious knowledge
(Medical Xpress) -- Spanish neuroscientist Luis Martínez of the Institute of Neurosciences in Alicante, has shown that an exception exists regarding “change blindness” and it can be demonstrated by using ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 17, 2011 |
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'Steve Jobs' delves deep into complex man's life
"Steve Jobs" (Simon & Schuster), by Walter Isaacson: "Steve Jobs" takes off the rose-colored glasses that often follow an icon's untimely death and instead offers something far more valuable: The chronicle ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Apple fans reach for Jobs' devices to mourn him
(AP) -- He was a conjurer, a modern magician who reached into tomorrow and came up with things that changed millions of lives. And as people gathered at Apple Stores from Sydney to San Francisco to mourn Steve ...
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Research reveals dynamics behind magical thinking and charismatic leadership
Research by Columbia Business School's Michael Morris, Chavkin-Chang Professor of Leadership; Maia Young, assistant professor of Human Resources and Organization Behavior, UCLA Anderson School of Management and Vicki Scherwin, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Illusioneering reveals secret science behind amazing magic tricks
A magical new educational website for schools, which allows students and teachers to explore the range of secret science and engineering behind a series of amazing magic tricks is launched today, Thursday ...
Jul 14, 2011 |
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'Quantum magic' without any 'spooky action at a distance'
The quantum mechanical entanglement is at the heart of the famous quantum teleportation experiment and was referred to by Albert Einstein as "spooky action at a distance". A team of researchers led by Anton ...
Jun 24, 2011 |
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