Tag: ricky jay

• Sam Altman-backed crypto project Worldcoin faces an orb shortage

  April 24, 2024

  One of the most ambitious and mind bending startups of the crypto era has run into an unexpected problem: It’s running low on orbs. https://www.semafor.com/article/04/24/2024/sam-altman-backed-crypto-project-worldcoin-faces-an-orb-shortage Editor’s note: Well folks, it… 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 ›

• 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 ›