tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614376202473604721.post6993552966415938732..comments2023-10-21T01:39:23.816-07:00Comments on The Weekly Magic Failure: Science, oh Lord!Rolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17576878560719571873noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614376202473604721.post-56867039670203652772010-12-02T11:08:15.676-08:002010-12-02T11:08:15.676-08:00Roland !!!
You are sounding like the usual old se...Roland !!!<br /><br />You are sounding like the usual old self important magicians !!<br /><br />Get real. I very much doubt there is much to learn from magic in psychological terms...its more the other way around.<br /><br />But if it inflates your ego then fine. This however makes you this weeks Magic Failure.<br /><br />NB Would you feel better if scientists just went out and bought the myriads of published secrets that magicians openly expose in book and DVD to line their pockets.<br /><br />Lord help me !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614376202473604721.post-89351745948756177622010-12-01T20:18:56.216-08:002010-12-01T20:18:56.216-08:00because this isnt the inquisition and we are not t...because this isnt the inquisition and we are not the Catholic church either.Damnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15987835241846471365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614376202473604721.post-52797203607298333712010-12-01T02:09:45.935-08:002010-12-01T02:09:45.935-08:00Am I missing the point? I do agree that what scien...Am I missing the point? I do agree that what scientist can learn from us magicians is a great thing. But my complaint is about how we magicians gain nothing helping science. So why the hell do we openly expose all our trade secrets in the name of science that easy?Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17576878560719571873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614376202473604721.post-54479867638721303572010-11-30T18:17:58.577-08:002010-11-30T18:17:58.577-08:00Speaking as a performing magician for many years a...Speaking as a performing magician for many years and now as a psychologist as well (almost finished my degree) I have to say, you're missing the point.<br /><br />I have been reading quite a bit about the "Neuroscience of Magic" after an ABC episode of Catalyist here in Australia about a yr ago.<br /><br />To use your analogy again; the scientists like vanilla too, but they are looking at the ingredients and the making of the ice cream to better appreciate the persons ability to enjoy the icecream.<br /><br />They arent the "next step" in The Masked Magician?!<br /><br />One of the BIGGEST breakthroughs they found studying magic is that the human perception if sight can be up to 40% imagined, and during that 40% you're completely unconscious of the world around you - that means up to 40% of what you see DOESNT EVEN EXIST IN THE REAL WORLD.<br /><br />Now, thats not going to get a magician a booking, and it surely doesnt mean the scientist is going to start a Las Vegas show - but as far as science is concerned thats a HUGE thing for psychology.<br /><br />More power to them I say, and as soon as my degree is done, Im going to be off looking for someone I can do my Masters with in the Neuroscience of Illusion! ;)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976972768347214576noreply@blogger.com