Elaborate choreographed dances, singing challenges, recipe recreations — TikTok is constantly inspiring users to try something new or show off a hidden talent. But the latest trend might be the most ...

Pulling a rabbit from a top hat. Teleporting from one cage to another. Finding a coin behind a five-year-old’s ear. Magic has long inspired a sense of awe and wonder, but one portion of the population ...

"Contrary to what any statistics show, women and people of color are very interested in magic." Students and instructors at Chicago Magic Lounge's Magic College share ideas and tips. Credit: Sarah ...

Admit it — you still get mindblown every time you come across a street magician performing yet another seemingly impossible trick. And honestly, who doesn't? They always make you scratch your head and ...

To help pay for his undergraduate education, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin had an unusual summer job: cruise ship magician. “I was that guy who comes out at dinnertime and does random magic for you,” he says.

Most magic tricks require a fairly sophisticated understanding of how humans perceive the world. To fall for a trick, people have to see things they perceive as important and ignore things that are ...

Bill Blagg prides himself on not presenting a typical magic show. “I think a lot of people when they hear the words ‘magic show,’ initially think of a lady dancing around on stage and a magician ...

Get ready for a night when ghosts, witches and superheroes come together to celebrate Halloween in Hoo style. Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn returns to the University of Virginia on Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 ...

At the “magic Olympics,” magicians from around the world compete to be deemed the world’s best. To win, they must fool each other. Every three years magicians from around the world compete in the ...

University of Cambridge provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Magic tricks can teach us about how the brain works. Magic capitalises on very specific blind spots in people’s attention ...