Tag: illusions

• These fake images tell a scary story of how far AI has come

  May 31, 2019

  In the past five years, machine learning has come a long way. You might have noticed that Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant are way better than they used to be,… more ›

• Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin

  April 4, 2019

  Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (December 7, 1805 – June 13, 1871) was a French magician. He is widely considered the father of the modern style of conjuring.[1] Robert-Houdin was born Jean-Eugène Robert… more ›

• Mind games: what magic reveals about how our brains work

  March 30, 2019

  The magician picks up a coin, conceals it in his hand and, after a magical gesture, it mysteriously disappears, only to reappear from behind your ear. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/mar/30/mind-games-what-magic-reveals-about-how-our-brains-work more ›

• A Pickpocket’s Tale

  November 30, 2018

  A Pickpocket’s Tale A few years ago, at a Las Vegas convention for magicians, Penn Jillette, of the act Penn and Teller, was introduced to a soft-spoken young man named… more ›

• Secrets of the Magus

  November 26, 2018

  Secrets of the Magus Ricky Jay, who is perhaps the most gifted sleight-of-hand artist alive, was performing magic with a deck of cards. Also present was a friend of Mamet… more ›

• palmandlaser: Schewe Photography, from Creative…

  May 17, 2016

  palmandlaser: Schewe Photography, from Creative Black Book: Photography (1985) more ›