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
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
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
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).
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 💰
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
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)
"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
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
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.