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Experiencing the Impossible: The Science of Magic

The Ethical Podcast by Conway Hall

Jun 18, 201900:50:24Religion & Spirituality

What do we see when we watch a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat or read a person’s mind? We are captivated by an illusion; we applaud the fact that we have been fooled. Why do we enjoy experiencing what seems clearly...

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Experiencing the Impossible: The Science of Magic is an episode from The Ethical Podcast by Conway Hall. What do we see when we watch a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat or read a person’s mind? We are captivated by an illusion; we applau...

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What do we see when we watch a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat or read a person’s mind? We are captivated by an illusion; we applaud the fact that we have been fooled. Why do we enjoy experiencing what seems clearly impossible, or at least beyond our powers of explanation? In this talk Dr Gustav Kuhn examines the psychological processes that underpin our experience of magic.

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Published Jun 18, 2019 and 00:50:24 long