The Psychology of Magic
Why are we so easily fooled? As good as our brains are at finding patterns, they are also easily confounded and tricked, resulting in us seeing things that aren’t there, missing completely what really is and, most horribly, having us be certain of the most erroneous of conclusions with the conviction of a saint.
Psychologist Richard Wiseman endevors to explain the answer to us in a unique and interesting way. See, on top of being an award winning psychologist and educator, he’s also a professional magician…
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