Stephen Macknik: 2 books
Champions of Illusion
The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
A full-color celebration of stunning visual illusions and the science behind them
In Champions of Illusion, Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik present a smorgasbord of mystifying images, many selected from their Best Illusion of the Year Contest. Whether it’s false motion, tricks of...
Sleights of Mind
What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
"This book doesn't just promise to change the way you think about sleight of hand and David Copperfield—it will also change the way you think about the mind." —Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide and Proust Was A Neuroscientist
Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the...