NEW YORK, N.Y. — For a special-occasion dinner or date night, consider The Magic Table, a 3D dinner show that blends gourmet cuisine with engaging, interactive illusions. Last week, my daughter, ...

The “Golden Age” of magic coincided with the heyday of the lithographic poster, and acts involving levitation, decapitation, escapes, hypnotism, and other illusions were lavishly advertised. Illusions ...

When illusionist Richard Young, part of the British magic comedy duo Young & Strange, says Champions of Magic is “the world’s biggest touring magic show,” it’s no trick. The show comes to town with ...

Just as vision scientists study visual art and illusions to elucidate the workings of the visual system, so too can cognitive scientists study cognitive illusions to elucidate the underpinnings of ...

There is a century-old magic trick that Jim Steinmeyer finds particularly fascinating. It involves a burglar, a safe, and mind-reading, and it unfolds like this: A group of random audience members ...