Magic tricks have a timeless appeal, especially when it comes to entertaining children. Simple illusions can captivate young minds and spark their curiosity about how the world works. Here are eight ...

A Humboldt's squirrel monkey is fooled by the "French Drop" magic trick. Credit: E. Garcia-Pelegrin et al., 2023 The key to a successful sleight-of-hand magic trick is how well a magician manipulates ...

Prepare to be amazed as we dive into the world of illusions with "Wanna see a magic trick?" In this captivating video, you'll witness mesmerizing magic tricks that will leave you questioning reality.

Sleight of hand expert Ben Seidman is back with Vanity Fair to review more sleight of hand tricks, pickpocketing and psychological magic in films including 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,' 'Shade ...

Whether you’re simply caught up in the amazement of a trick or you’re trying to figure out how a trick was accomplished, there’s something magnetic about magic. Similarly to how Christopher Nolan ...

The exploits of any paranormal detective — from Sherlock Holmes to Scooby-Doo — will tell you that the mysterious and the magical always have an explanation grounded in science. (Take the Victorian ...

University of Cambridge provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Magic tricks can teach us about how the brain works. Magic capitalises on very specific blind spots in people’s attention ...

At the “magic Olympics,” magicians from around the world compete to be deemed the world’s best. To win, they must fool each other. Every three years magicians from around the world compete in the ...

Most magic tricks require a fairly sophisticated understanding of how humans perceive the world. To fall for a trick, people have to see things they perceive as important and ignore things that are ...