Neuroscience and Magic (BS 165)

Click to play audio. Right click to download. BS 165 is an encore presentation of an interview with neuroscientists Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde. We talk about their international bestseller "Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions."  Macknik and Martinez-Conde study vision, but several years ago they had the innovative idea of collaborating with magicians to explore how their use of both visual and cognitive illusions reveals secrets about how our brains work.This may sound esoteric, but it has practical consequences, especially for making sound decisions in our complex world.I will be back in 2 weeks with a new interview with Stephen Macknik. How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Download Transcript for FREE.Premium Subscribers have unlimited access to ALL old episodes and transcripts, as well as extra content for selected episodes. Patreon supporters have access to new transcripts ($3+/month) and ad-free audio files ($10+/month)New episodes of Brain Science are ALWAYS FREE. The most recent 50 episodes are also free. See the individual show notes for links to the audio files.Important Reminder: Patreon supporters need to go to Your Memberships to update their tiers (>$3/month for transcripts or >$10/month for ad-free audio). ...
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