Alice Pailhès

Psychological scientist, TED and keynote speaker🧠 Magic tricks, subtle influences and illusions of control and free will 🎩

[Alice Pailhès @AlicePailhes]

My #TED talk is out! I started to work on this a year ago, and after losing the iconic stage format due to the current state of the world, I strove to give my best for this video. I’m so grateful for being part of this 🙏🏻
I hope you’ll like it ! 🎩
https://t.co/YKjPacfTrP

[Farnam Street @farnamstreet]

New podcast!

Alice Pailhès: The Psychology of Magic and Decision-Making

In this exclusive episode available only to Farnam Street members, Dr.  Pailhès and Shane go in-depth on the concepts behind forcing techniques, how they work in the world of magic, and what we can learn about the invisible forces that influence how we make decisions.

https://t.co/h1Ppz4lfX5

[SoMA @Sci_Magic_Assoc]

Who is looking forward to the #SoMA22 Gala Show? Tickets are still available, and the public is welcome! https://t.co/GQGrLPsFQE

[Alice Pailhès @AlicePailhes]

My article on magicians’ Too Perfect Theory has been published today in @PeerJLife! 🪄 Can a trick be too perfect to be good? Do people really find out the secret method when there’s no flaw? Find out here:

https://t.co/gS3yWjXKPA #Neuroscience #Psychology #magictrick #magic

[SoMA @Sci_Magic_Assoc]

(Slightly belated) Happy New Year from SoMA! https://t.co/k4p8il3NrV

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Our article on eye-tracking the centre-preference effect https://t.co/F8u8V4tCQr now published - strong evidence that the CP for similar items is driven by a centre stage heuristic (rather than due to attention).

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Additional research on how magicians can use psychology to trick us:

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

In both cases, people didn't know they were being influenced.
Magic paper: https://t.co/DhuqUsO3Tm
Entrepreneurship paper: https://t.co/UiSvl4IUz6

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Watch the hands! Two cool results:

When a magician uses hand motions (making a diamond) it primed people to select ♦️cards

When founders use figurative language (“top down” strategies, “moving toward” growth) & accompanying gestures, it makes investors more likely to give 💰

[SoMA @Sci_Magic_Assoc]

Don't miss tomorrow's (Sunday) SoMA Conversation on Science, Magic, & Society. Jay Olson will moderate discussion by Brian Brushwood (@shwood), Koen Peeters Grietens (@SEHR_ITM), Patricia Kingori, & Simon Henderson on 'Deception Offstage.'

Register at: https://t.co/FTiGIyHS9E

[SoMA @Sci_Magic_Assoc]

Video and annotations from our June webinar on Advancing Magic Through Science are now available on the SoMA website at https://t.co/wDjPWplzRu.

[Tim Harford @TimHarford]

What does stage magic teach us about misinformation? I conjure with the topic in my @FTMag feature here: https://t.co/VuLDv5hrrd

[Dr. Matt Tompkins @MattLTompkins]

New SoMA newsletter ft @MagicTony @AlicePailhes @GustavKuhn @CambSciFest @JeanetteMagic + Loads more who've recently contributed to the Science of Magic lit (2020 sucked overall, but it was a great year for SoM research output https://t.co/3rw7KV9eIr)

[Goldsmiths, University of London @GoldsmithsUoL]

"Understanding magicians' forcing techniques is a valuable tool to raise awareness about the ease by which our choices can be manipulated.”

@AlicePailhes and @GustavKuhn on their research into how magicians' tricks could be used to modify our behaviour

https://t.co/XUAMifU5y5

[Alice Pailhès @AlicePailhes]

Great to see our last paper picked up by the BBC!

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Magic reveals hidden tactics of politics and marketing https://t.co/M64168w2ia

[Pablo Vidal-Ribas Belil @PabloVidalRibas]

Jokes aside, this is a very interesting read 👇, questioning humans free will when making decisions #DecisionMaking

[Alice Pailhès @AlicePailhes]

@LeeAsherMagic Thanks Lee, I’m happy to see that you like the paper!!

[Alice Pailhès @AlicePailhes]

Revealed: the magical secrets to tricking your free will | https://t.co/Y8Cbgvz3HM

[Alice Pailhès @AlicePailhes]

Our new paper reviewing the research on magicians’ mind control tricks has just been published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences! @CellPressNews @TrendsCognSci @GustavKuhn

https://t.co/PHSO6qiIPs

[Richard Wiseman @RichardWiseman]

UK Magicians - the @GoodThinkingSoc are offering an award to support the art of magic. Apply now! https://t.co/R5DpOOUFPZ

[Daniel Yon @danieljamesyon]

What do magicians know about the sense of agency that cognitive scientists don't? Looking forward to this week's @GoldsmithsPsych seminar from @AlicePailhes, on how magicians manipulate feelings of volition and agency. Thurs 11th Feb, 4pm. Email me if you'd like the link.