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What magic teaches us about misinformation “The things right in front of us are often the hardest to see,” declares Apollo Robbins, the world’s most famous theatrical pickpocket. “The things you look at every day, that you’re blinded to.” As he says these words, he’s standing on stage at a TED conference in 2013. He invites the audience to close their eyes, then to try to recall what he’s wearing. It’s not easy. We imagine that we would have filed all those details away, after...

College needs help keeping the magic alive By Robin-Lee Francke Share CAPE TOWN - The popular College of Magic in Cape Town needs assistance in raising funds to “keep the magic going” for its disadvantaged students to train online during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, the college said it needed to raise R50,000 (about US$3,000). “The college, like many non-profit organisations (NPO) and similar organisations, had to adapt its educational offering in 2020 – moving fro...

>> my name is marco tempest. im a cyber illusionist which means i combine magic and science to create illusions. its deception, its science, technology, gadgets. calling myself a magician evokes a certain image like if we hear magician we immediately know what that is. its a guy who does a magic trick. a cyber illusionist requires explanation. a conversation starter. that is what my work is all about. >> reporter: magic as old as time and throughout history its been celebrated and fear...