From the April 26th article "Sleight of Mind -- How magicians exploit gaps in human perception to trick audiences" by Cynthia Macdonald at the University of Toronto Magazine:
In his popular first-year foundations course, the Psychology of Magic, Dirk Bernhardt-Walther reveals the secrets behind magicians’ tricks as a way of teaching students about the human mind and the fallibility of perception. The associate professor of psychology draws on disappearing acts and other illusions to explain how magicians take advantage of human misjudgment and perceptual gaps to wow audiences. Here, he explains three of their techniques:
ICYMI, this course was also mentioned in:
- the April 25, 2022 article "Hocus focus: Undergrads study stage magic to learn about the mind, gaps in perception" by Cynthia Macdonald at U of T News, and
- the Septembre 4th, 2022 article "What magic teaches us about the mind -- How magicians trick your mind and exploit its weaknesses" by Sahir Dhalla at The Varsity.
