by Adam Fleischer | Apr 19, 2023 | Magic
Does studying magic make one a better or more creative scientist, technologist, researcher, or teacher? Best-selling creativity author and Wharton professor Adam Grant has an answer, and it’sa resounding yes! As covered in Forbes, Grant says that artistic...
by Parag Mallick | Apr 18, 2023 | Creativity, Data Science, Magic, Medicine, Perception, Science
Dr. Parag Mallick is a professor at Stanford who runs a lab that uses systems biology and big data to develop cancer diagnostics. He also serves as Chief Scientist at Nautilus Biotechnology, a publicly traded biotechnology company that he cofounded. By night, Parag...
by John Harris | Apr 15, 2023 | Creativity, Magic, Math, Science, Teaching
I have been a university math professor for over twenty-five years, and I love it. I get to work with students from across the spectrum of mathematical comfort. I teach students who love math and take lots of advanced classes, and I teach students who have not had...
by Michael Ammar v2a | Apr 8, 2023 | Creativity, Magic, Teaching
The skill set that best empowers future scientists must surely begin development at an early age. Are there ways to ensure these skills take root? There are times during every child’s life when he or she has an amazing opportunity to learn skills and process...
by Jeanette Andrews | Apr 5, 2023 | Magic
Can a machine take us by surprise? This is the central argument of Alan Turing’s 1950’s seminal work, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence.” Can a human take another human by surprise? This is one of the central ‘arguments’ at the center of the performance of magic....
by Jason Leddington | Apr 4, 2023 | Magic
Michael [watching Rita walk on water]: “Is that your trick, G.O.B.?”G.O.B.: “No, Michael, that’s not my trick. It’s my ILLUSION!”— Arrested Development, Season 3, Episode 6 In his book on Indian street magic, Net of Magic, magician and religious studies...
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