Behind each “impossible” credit-card trick lies a predictable pattern of visual manipulation, timing, and controlled hand ...

Finally, science has confirmed what Penn & Teller have been telling us since Bullshit! began in 2003: magic isn’t real. Indeed, a team of researchers is using the lessons from persuasive “stage magic” ...

Pick a card, any card. It's a staple of traditional magic tricks. But if you choose the 3 of diamonds, chances are you may have been "primed" by the magician to pick that card without even being aware ...