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The MAGIC Lab uses psychology to understand perception and free will

By David Stock and Obomate Briggs

Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, at the MAGIC Lab at the University of Plymouth, UK, psychologist and magician Gustav Kuhn is using tricks to reveal fresh insights into how our minds work.

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