11 May 2025

The science of magic

From Sunday Morning, 11:50 am on 11 May 2025

In the past 15 years, more than 150 papers have been written on the ‘science of magic’. Research has focussed on how our expectations seem to control our perception of reality. Science writer David Robson is with Jim to discuss the fresh information that has been revealed about how our minds work.  

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