By Vebjørn Ekroll — 2017
Seeing things that are hidden; failing to see things in plain sight. How magic exploits the everyday weirdness of perception.
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Cutting-edge neuroscience shows that your brain isn’t built for thinking—it’s made to predict your reality, and you have more power over that perception than you might think.
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