New York Sun

With ‘The Cinema Within,’ Chad Freidrichs Uses Cinematic Sleight of Hand To Underscore the Often Slippery Nature of Perception

A Spanish painter, sculptor, and printmaker, Pablo Picasso, famously stated that “art is a lie that makes us realize truth,” acknowledging that an illusion proffered by an artist can tap into and ...
Science Daily

Sleight-of-hand magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs

An illusion involving a hidden thumb confounds capuchin and squirrel monkeys for the same reason it does humans -- it misdirects expected outcomes of actions they can carry out. However, marmosets ...
New Scientist

Monkeys with human-like hands can be fooled by sleight-of-hand magic

Monkeys with hands that resemble ours fall for a sleight-of-hand magic trick, but those without opposable thumbs aren’t fooled. These differences illustrate how primates’ expectations of the actions ...
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Color-Changing Key Illusion

Color-Changing Key Illusion A visual magic trick where a gold key mysteriously transforms into silver—and then back again—with just a simple grip. This clever illusion plays with perception and ...