Gustav Kuhn
@GustavKuhn
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Lecturer in Psychology & magician; tweets about the science of magic
London
Joined December 2014
Great article by Brian Rappert about exposing magic secrets! .
vanishingincmagic.com
Professor Brian Rappert discusses exposure, in light of our new book, The Psychology Of Magic
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Supper excited to announce our new book, The Psychology of Magic: From Lab to Stage
vanishingincmagic.com
Instantly improve your magic performances with the first-ever book offering concrete scientific evidence for becoming the best magician possible....
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RT @GreenpeaceUK: 🚨BREAKING: Rishi Sunak spent £400,000 upgrading his local electricity grid so he can heat his new PRIVATE POOL. So we d….
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RT @GoldsmithsUoL: How do magic and psychology overlap?🪄🧠. @GustavKuhn of @GoldsmithsPsych has collaborated with toymaker Rob Dakin to dev….
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Magic collaboration shows how illusions trick the brain | Goldsmiths, University of London
gold.ac.uk
A new project combining science with magic allows us to uncover some of the mysteries of the human brain, through a carefully crafted set of magic tricks.
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RT @GreenpeaceUK: 🚨 BREAKING: Over 30 activists have occupied parliament. While the government is in chaos, almost 7 million people are fa….
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Not Just a Trick: A survey study exploring how ‘exposing’ exhibition visitors to science of magic concepts impacts their appreciation of magic
journalofperformancemagic.org.uk
Deception, secrecy, and mystery are inexorably intertwined with the idea of performance magic. Magicians traditionally do not reveal their secret methods to non-magicians. The recent rise in scient...
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I just signed the @DailyMirror petition calling for a general election now. Will you sign too? #GeneralElectionNow via @38_degrees.
you.38degrees.org.uk
The public has spoken. They want a general election now. A poll commissioned by the Mirror found that two-thirds of the general public want to head to the polls by the summer. After 14 years...
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Petition: Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government
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RT @Sci_Magic_Assoc: Next up, @GustavKuhn offered up a comprehensive taxonomy of magic tricks, adopting a unique, multidimensional classifi….
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The Powerful Role of Magical Beliefs in Our Everyday Thinking #CognitiveScience #Magic #Psychology via @mitpress.
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New research on magical thinking challenges many traditional views of cognition.
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How magic helps us understand free will via @BBC_Reel.
bbc.com
Magic can help us understand how easily our mind can be deceived.
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RT @RichardWiseman: I have just published some new research showing that teaching children magic tricks is a fun a quick way of making them….
peerj.com
Research suggests that learning to perform magic tricks can promote both physical and psychological wellbeing. The current study extended this work by examining the impact of learning magic tricks on...
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RT @MattLTompkins: New SoMA newsletter ft @MagicTony @AlicePailhes @GustavKuhn @CambSciFest @JeanetteMagic + Loads more who've recently con….
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RT @GoldsmithsUoL: "Understanding magicians' forcing techniques is a valuable tool to raise awareness about the ease by which our choices c….
bbc.co.uk
Magicians use "powerful tools" of psychology to manipulate people's behaviour, say researchers.
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RT @chriscfrench: Nice article highlighting the work of @GustavKuhn and @AlicePailhes on the science of magic: Magicians' tactics found in….
bbc.co.uk
Magicians use "powerful tools" of psychology to manipulate people's behaviour, say researchers.
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