Magic And Mysticism Reveal Cognitive Shortcuts With Implications Beyond Entertainment - Science Magazine

Scientists may believe they know how cognition and attention work, but magicians have valuable real-world experience one can not get from a sterile lab. Matthew Tompkins's Smoke And Mirrors gives a peek behind the curtain as to how magicians fool us and we fool ourselves. If only Clive Wilkins and Nicola Clayton could've shown this book to the S.P.R. and Tom Ruffles, more would've been known about The Psychic Enigma of Dr. Soal, his experiments in psi, and what appears to be the most notorious con in psychic history. In fluffier news, Dave Basner reports a Woman Who Died For 27 Minutes Shared A Haunting Message When Revived. So much so, someone had it tattooed on their wrist. (CS)

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