To help pay for his undergraduate education, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin had an unusual summer job: cruise ship magician. “I was that guy who comes out at dinnertime and does random magic for you,” he says.

A small experiment using sleights of hand and illusions offers insights into how birds and people perceive the world. By Veronique Greenwood The coin is in the illusionist’s left hand, now it’s in the ...

Stressed out by hot-button issues? Politicized science? Chemistry Lessons From Hell? Relax. Here are some quirky chemistry tricks that require little brain power. I've even explained how they work.

Celebrate Science Indiana 2020 will be on Saturday, Oct 3 from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM but will be a virtual experience this year You will be able to join Celebrate Science Indiana 2020 using the following ...

Most magic tricks require a fairly sophisticated understanding of how humans perceive the world. To fall for a trick, people have to see things they perceive as important and ignore things that are ...

When Rachel Díaz of Culver City, California, “magically” refilled a soda can for her son, the nine-year-old’s first words were “Cool!” And then: “How’d you do that?” Science-based magic tricks stand ...

Twelve clever pen tricks showcase how motion science and subtle misdirection can fool the human eye. Many illusions rely on ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. MAGIC FIRST TOOK SHAPE from the occult—from unseen forces once ...

Close your eyes and imagine a sound, someone’s voice, coming from your left. It slowly shifts to come from behind you, then moves to your right. Around and around, it circles. Suddenly, the voice ...

Highland Center for the Arts Media Art Xploration (MAX) presents “When Light Bends,” conceived by Kay Matschullat play with music written by Grace Leavitt and John Lopez and composer Tamar Maskal, at ...

Quantum computers have performed the full slate of tricks needed for robust computation. And it all came down to a little magic. In a pair of papers submitted June 17 at arXiv.org, researchers ...