The exploits of any paranormal detective — from Sherlock Holmes to Scooby-Doo — will tell you that the mysterious and the magical always have an explanation grounded in science. (Take the Victorian ...

Why do we enjoy looking at magic? Everyone knows these are tricks and not "real". It's not as though we don't know our senses are being deceived. But we still watch and wait for the reveal. It might ...

I was a research scientist before switching to science communication and have been a professional science magician for 19 years. A scientist and a magician are in direct conflict with each other but, ...

Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde are top neuroscientists; they are experts on the subject of how the brain tries to make sense of the world. They work at the Barrow Neurological Institute in ...

Why do we enjoy looking at magic? Everyone knows these are tricks and not "real". It's not as though we don't know our senses are being deceived. But we still watch and wait for the reveal. It might ...