MENTAL health patients are being taught magic tricks to boost their self-esteem. The NSH is advertising for “volunteer magicians” after a Magic Therapy Project proved successful with chronic patients ...

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 ...

Magic tricks can teach us about how the brain works. Magic capitalises on very specific blind spots in people’s attention and perception so the techniques that magicians use to trick audiences are ...

The researchers from the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science gave a computer program the outline of how a magic jigsaw puzzle and a mind reading card trick work, as well the results ...

Glitz, glamorous assistants and the occasional white rabbit are images - if you mind the pun - conjured up when you think of magic tricks. But really, there’s a far deeper thinking behind the magician ...

For the first time in 30 years, the BBC will host a live magic show. The Magicians sees a host of celebrities including Boyzone's Keith Duffy being trained to perform magic tricks. Presenter Darren ...

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 ...