Computer scientists at Queen Mary University London have taught a computer how to create magic tricks using artificial intelligence. After feeding the machine information outlining how to create a ...

What misdirections, memory and other neuroscience tricks have to do with magic.

Forget lightning speed calculations, technological superiority and machine-like precision. Thanks to the efforts of some researchers, artificial intelligence can now create magic. “We’ve done ...

Magic tricks, or illusions, make us go “ooh,” “ahhh,” and “how the flippin’ crap did they do that?!” They’re part sleight of hand, part planning, and a lot of brain confusion. Your ...

Math is magic, according to a new YouTube video depicting the Kruskal count. Brain teasers and magic tricks help bring math to relatable real life even for the mathphobic.

The way stage magicians do card tricks could have lessons for changing human behavior. Many popular magic tricks have an element of probability or salesmanship to "make" you choose something. Like ...

Trilobites Magic Tricks May Fool You, but These Birds Can See Through Them A small experiment using sleights of hand and illusions offers insights into how birds and people perceive the world.