6 Best Articles on Magic
The most useful articles on magic from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Magic Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on magic by Refind users in 2023.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on magic—all under 10 minutes.
For neuroscience, magic opens a doorway to multiple realities
The transition in magic from possible to impossible can answer some of the key questions in philosophy and neuroscience
How a magician-mathematician revealed a casino loophole
When a gang of gambling cheats sussed out how to beat the house, they inadvertently highlighted a loophole from a shuffled deck. It took a magician-turned-mathematician to reveal how.
How Do Math Magicians Know Your Number?
Mathematical magic can seem like mind reading. Your job is to reveal the secret behind these four tricks.
What magic can teach us about the future of technology, according to an MIT magician
At the computer graphics conference SIGGRAPH, Marco Tempest of Magic Lab and the MIT Media Lab explained how magic tricks can test people’s psychological responses to emerging technology, like drones…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on magic.
The Secret Math Behind Mind-Reading Magic Tricks
Four puzzle solutions reveal different ways to divine someone’s hidden number with impossibly little information.
What magic teaches us about misinformation
“The things right in front of us are often the hardest to see,” declares Apollo Robbins, the world’s most famous theatrical pickpocket. “The things you look at every day, that you’re blinded to.” A…
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