Comments on: Sleights of Mind: the secrets of neuromagic http://boingboing.net/2013/02/11/sleights-of-mind-the-secrets.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 20:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mark Lewis http://boingboing.net/2013/02/11/sleights-of-mind-the-secrets.html#comment-1653115 Mark Lewis Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212149#comment-1653115 Mr Kaufman above is quite wrong. I know something about the performance of magic and I have not discredited this book. The only "hogwash" is that perpetrated by Richard Kaufman who as a magician could not make the contents of an empty box disappear. He cannot speak for the magic community as he has been banned from attending the biggest magic convention in the world and quite rightly so.  It is true that real magigicans know of what they speak but alas those real magicians are not to be found in the pages of the sources to which he refers. They are all amateur magicians with no professional experience. Come to think of it so is Mr Kaufman. I am afraid their opinions are of no value whatsoever. Mr Kaufman above is quite wrong. I know something about the performance of magic and I have not discredited this book. The only “hogwash” is that perpetrated by Richard Kaufman who as a magician could not make the contents of an empty box disappear. He cannot speak for the magic community as he has been banned from attending the biggest magic convention in the world and quite rightly so.  It is true that real magigicans know of what they speak but alas those real magicians are not to be found in the pages of the sources to which he refers. They are all amateur magicians with no professional experience. Come to think of it so is Mr Kaufman. I am afraid their opinions are of no value whatsoever.

]]> By: Richard Kaufman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/11/sleights-of-mind-the-secrets.html#comment-1652668 Richard Kaufman Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212149#comment-1652668 Sleights of Mind has been widely discredited in the magic community by those who actually know something about the performance of magic. It's mostly hogwash. You can read the criticisms both in Genii, The Conjurors' Magazine and on www.geniimagazine.com/forums, where real magicians know whereof they speak. And the John Mullholland involvement with the CIA was fully documented, and his manual printed, in Genii, The Conjurors' Magazine, many years before the two authors of that book got their hands on it. The public is easily duped. Sleights of Mind has been widely discredited in the magic community by those who actually know something about the performance of magic. It’s mostly hogwash. You can read the criticisms both in Genii, The Conjurors’ Magazine and on http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums, where real magicians know whereof they speak.
And the John Mullholland involvement with the CIA was fully documented, and his manual printed, in Genii, The Conjurors’ Magazine, many years before the two authors of that book got their hands on it.
The public is easily duped.

]]> By: Michael http://boingboing.net/2013/02/11/sleights-of-mind-the-secrets.html#comment-1652664 Michael Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212149#comment-1652664 In my opinion, describing a book as well-balanced requires that the authors acknowledge dissenting opinions to the theories they advance. Having read Sleights of Mind, I recall no reference to anyone refuting their findings. I provided comments in a related Boing Boing post yesterday from several individuals who challenge their claims. It's disappointing that these questions would not be addressed in today's post. http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/apollo-robbins-pickpocket.html In my opinion, describing a book as well-balanced requires that the authors acknowledge dissenting opinions to the theories they advance. Having read Sleights of Mind, I recall no reference to anyone refuting their findings. I provided comments in a related Boing Boing post yesterday from several individuals who challenge their claims. It’s disappointing that these questions would not be addressed in today’s post.

http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/apollo-robbins-pickpocket.html

]]> By: David_Gervais http://boingboing.net/2013/02/11/sleights-of-mind-the-secrets.html#comment-1652454 David_Gervais Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212149#comment-1652454 See also: Brandwashed Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy ISBN: 0385531745, 9780385531740 Paper, ebook, audiobook Applied neuroscience in advertising.  Written in popular style, lots of examples.  See also:
Brandwashed
Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
ISBN: 0385531745, 9780385531740
Paper, ebook, audiobook

Applied neuroscience in advertising.  Written in popular style, lots of examples. 

]]> By: Gerald Mander http://boingboing.net/2013/02/11/sleights-of-mind-the-secrets.html#comment-1652326 Gerald Mander Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212149#comment-1652326 You just made me seriously pine for Magic Castle, one of the few things I miss about Los Angeles. You just made me seriously pine for Magic Castle, one of the few things I miss about Los Angeles.

]]> By: showme http://boingboing.net/2013/02/11/sleights-of-mind-the-secrets.html#comment-1652042 showme Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212149#comment-1652042 Just reserved at my local library. Yay! Just reserved at my local library. Yay!

]]> By: A Viescas http://boingboing.net/2013/02/11/sleights-of-mind-the-secrets.html#comment-1652031 A Viescas Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212149#comment-1652031 ...It also quotes Girl Genius on the first page, which is kind of awesome. …It also quotes Girl Genius on the first page, which is kind of awesome.

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