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Richard Wiseman

Is It Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic? Health, Confidence And Teaching Tricks

by podblack on April 29, 2010

Okay, colour-changing-card-me confused about the combination of a new paper and a much older report on the benefits of magic tricks for children!
Questioning something that even I find rather palatable upon first reading isn’t unusual, particularly if it involves education claims. I guess I like to question even my own fervent hope that an introduction [...]

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Retrospectacle – Going Backwards #AtheistCon

by podblack on March 16, 2010

A few people might be interested in the science behind the short hymn I posted at the Global Atheist Convention and the point I raised about how even a room full of atheists can be fooled by an audio illusion. Enjoy!
I’ve attended lectures by skeptics at a few conferences by now; one of the more [...]

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Mythbusters – Smashing A Glass With Your Voice

by podblack on January 7, 2010

In response to Dr Richard Wiseman’s question about a rather odd YouTube video, which he posted here: “Can You Smash A Glass With Your Voice”?
Now, I actually got to see a GREAT video when younger, done by some scientists who used both an opera singer and a sustained artificial note to show how difficult it [...]

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